Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 15.5% cheaper than Riga.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Riga, you would:
pay 38.5% less for restaurants
Riga
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.37
|
$8.62
₽809.46
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
€7.22
|
$4.93
₽462.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
€1.33
|
$1.02
₽95.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.28
€1.20
|
$0.57
₽53.60
|
|
pay 25.7% less for groceries
Riga
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
€1.25
|
$0.69
₽64.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.42
€5.08
|
$5.18
₽485.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
€5.15
|
$4.02
₽377.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
€2.50
|
$1.42
₽133.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
€3.27
|
$2.00
₽187.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.63
|
$0.62
₽58.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$0.53
₽50.22
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.86
|
$0.70
₽65.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.27
|
$1.40
₽131.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.39
|
$0.27
₽25.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
€0.31
|
$0.26
₽24.82
|
|
pay 27.7% less for transportation
Riga
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.79
€7.31
|
$2.47
₽232.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.93
|
$30.79
₽2,890.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,187.89
€22,685.00
|
$30,787.49
₽2,890,946.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.66
€10.00
|
$3.94
₽370.04
|
|
pay 2.2% less for housing
Riga
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.82
€18.59
|
$6.45
₽605.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.54
€459.13
|
$860.20
₽80,773.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$337.47
€316.50
|
$497.14
₽46,681.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$254.35
€238.54
|
$90.59
₽8,506.24
|
|
pay 7.8% less for childcare
Riga
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$404.77
€379.62
|
$487.67
₽45,792.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,268.86
€13,382.28
|
$9,121.01
₽856,463.23
|
|
pay 29.1% less for entertainment and sports
Riga
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.12
|
$3.08
₽289.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
€2.83
|
$2.57
₽241.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.95
€4.64
|
$2.52
₽236.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.13
€41.39
|
$38.25
₽3,591.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
€9.38
|
$6.16
₽578.19
|
|
pay 22.4% more for clothing
Riga
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.46
€67.02
|
$94.24
₽8,849.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.87
€42.08
|
$45.95
₽4,314.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.12
€72.33
|
$106.61
₽10,010.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.87
€105.86
|
$132.25
₽12,418.68
|
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