Cost of living comparison
Praia is 23.5% cheaper than Riga.
If you lived in Praia instead of Riga, you would:
pay 37.8% less for restaurants
Riga
|
Praia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.37
|
$4.67
CVE482.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
€7.22
|
$5.91
CVE611.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
€1.33
|
$1.41
CVE146.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.28
€1.20
|
$0.96
CVE98.70
|
|
pay 6.2% more for groceries
Riga
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
€1.25
|
$1.19
CVE122.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.42
€5.08
|
$3.22
CVE332.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
€5.15
|
$3.53
CVE364.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
€2.50
|
$2.47
CVE255.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
€3.27
|
$1.98
CVE204.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.63
|
$1.23
CVE127.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$0.89
CVE92.38
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.86
|
$0.89
CVE92.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.27
|
$0.94
CVE97.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.39
|
$0.60
CVE62.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
€0.31
|
$0.65
CVE66.98
|
|
pay 5.2% less for transportation
Riga
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.79
€7.31
|
$6.38
CVE659.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.93
|
$20.69
CVE2,138.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,187.89
€22,685.00
|
$26,607.54
CVE2,749,524.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.66
€10.00
|
$13.30
CVE1,374.76
|
|
pay 5.6% more for housing
Riga
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.82
€18.59
|
$60.11
CVE6,211.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.54
€459.13
|
$246.37
CVE25,458.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$337.47
€316.50
|
$148.36
CVE15,331.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$254.35
€238.54
|
$62.56
CVE6,464.72
|
|
pay 86.8% less for childcare
Riga
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$404.77
€379.62
|
$76.40
CVE7,894.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,268.86
€13,382.28
|
$1,064.30
CVE109,980.99
|
|
pay 37.4% less for entertainment and sports
Riga
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.12
|
$2.27
CVE234.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
€2.83
|
$1.49
CVE153.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.95
€4.64
|
$4.43
CVE458.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.13
€41.39
|
$27.92
CVE2,885.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
€9.38
|
$5.91
CVE611.01
|
|
pay 9.0% less for clothing
Riga
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.46
€67.02
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.87
€42.08
|
$29.56
CVE3,055.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.12
€72.33
|
$78.84
CVE8,146.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.87
€105.86
|
$118.26
CVE12,220.11
|
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