Cost of living comparison
Italy is 13.4% more expensive than Riga.
If you lived in Italy instead of Riga, you would:
pay 25.2% more for restaurants
Riga
|
Italy
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.38
|
$15.74
€14.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
€7.22
|
$9.09
€8.53
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
€1.33
|
$2.45
€2.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.28
€1.20
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
pay 29.1% more for groceries
Riga
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
€1.25
|
$1.86
€1.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.42
€5.08
|
$7.20
€6.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
€5.15
|
$4.88
€4.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
€2.50
|
$3.14
€2.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
€3.27
|
$4.47
€4.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.63
|
$0.96
€0.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$0.84
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.86
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.27
|
$1.20
€1.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.39
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
€0.31
|
$0.71
€0.67
|
|
pay 25.3% more for transportation
Riga
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.79
€7.31
|
$8.02
€7.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.95
|
$38.40
€36.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,187.89
€22,694.29
|
$25,887.08
€24,288.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.66
€10.01
|
$18.65
€17.50
|
|
pay 21.0% more for housing
Riga
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.82
€18.59
|
$30.75
€28.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.54
€459.32
|
$608.10
€570.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$337.47
€316.63
|
$488.80
€458.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$254.35
€238.64
|
$151.72
€142.35
|
|
pay 9.6% less for childcare
Riga
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$404.77
€379.78
|
$459.30
€430.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,268.86
€13,387.76
|
$9,604.44
€9,011.36
|
|
pay 0.1% more for entertainment and sports
Riga
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.13
|
$4.83
€4.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
€2.83
|
$1.60
€1.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.95
€4.64
|
$6.30
€5.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.13
€41.41
|
$51.79
€48.59
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
€9.39
|
$9.32
€8.75
|
|
pay 2.9% more for clothing
Riga
|
Italy
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.46
€67.05
|
$80.37
€75.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.87
€42.10
|
$36.54
€34.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.12
€72.36
|
$89.56
€84.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.87
€105.90
|
$114.84
€107.75
|
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