Cost of living comparison
Kingstown is 24.3% more expensive than Riga.
If you lived in Kingstown instead of Riga, you would:
pay 25.3% more for restaurants
Riga
|
Kingstown
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.24
|
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
€7.14
|
$10.18
EC$27.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
€1.31
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.28
€1.19
|
$1.97
EC$5.33
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Riga
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
€1.23
|
$1.77
EC$4.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.42
€5.03
|
$8.24
EC$22.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
€5.09
|
$9.80
EC$26.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
€2.47
|
$3.60
EC$9.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
€3.23
|
$2.67
EC$7.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$3.18
EC$8.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.92
EC$2.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$4.47
EC$12.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.26
|
$2.02
EC$5.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.39
|
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
€0.31
|
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
|
pay 84.0% more for transportation
Riga
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.79
€7.23
|
$14.01
EC$37.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.60
|
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,187.89
€22,440.32
|
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.66
€9.89
|
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
|
pay 2.7% more for housing
Riga
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.82
€18.38
|
$48.10
EC$130.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.54
€454.17
|
$351.52
EC$950.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$337.47
€313.09
|
$254.39
EC$687.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$254.35
€235.97
|
$53.76
EC$145.29
|
|
pay 70.0% less for childcare
Riga
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$404.77
€375.53
|
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,268.86
€13,237.93
|
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
|
pay 34.5% less for entertainment and sports
Riga
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.08
|
$2.59
EC$7.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
€2.80
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.95
€4.59
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.13
€40.94
|
$27.29
EC$73.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
€9.28
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
pay 20.2% more for clothing
Riga
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.46
€66.30
|
$75.48
EC$204.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.87
€41.63
|
$70.30
EC$190.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.12
€71.55
|
$92.51
EC$250.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.87
€104.72
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
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