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Latvia

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Punta del Este vs. Riga Cost of Living Summary

Punta del Este is 21.1% more expensive than Riga.

Restaurants: pay 12.5% more in Punta del Este
Groceries: pay 34.0% more in Punta del Este
Transportation: pay 4.0% more in Punta del Este
Housing: pay 51.8% more in Punta del Este
Childcare: pay 46.0% less in Punta del Este
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.0% less in Punta del Este
Clothing: pay 4.5% more in Punta del Este

The cost of housing, groceries, restaurants, clothing, and transportation in Punta del Este are more expensive than in Riga. Expenses including childcare and entertainment and sports are lower in Punta del Este.

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Punta del Este vs. Riga Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Punta del Este instead of Riga, you would:

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pay 12.5% more for restaurants

	Riga	Punta del Este
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.95	$13.09 UYU527.73	-22.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.24 €8.22	$13.71 UYU552.87	+48.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.61 €1.44	$2.33 UYU93.89	+44.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.18 €1.05	$2.05 UYU82.66	+74.0%
Average			+12.5%

Riga vs. Punta del Este - Cost of restaurants

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pay 34.0% more for groceries

	Riga	Punta del Este
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 €1.27	$2.74 UYU110.47	+91.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.22 €4.65	$6.07 UYU244.65	+16.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.41 €3.92	$4.37 UYU176.30	-0.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.76 €3.34	$4.29 UYU173.02	+14.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.91 €3.48	$5.29 UYU213.26	+35.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.00 €0.89	$1.28 UYU51.67	+28.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 €0.73	$1.27 UYU51.03	+53.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.13 €1.00	$0.80 UYU32.15	-29.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.40 €1.24	$1.44 UYU58.00	+3.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 €0.36	$0.92 UYU37.22	+130.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 €0.37	$0.93 UYU37.50	+121.3%
Average			+34.0%

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pay 4.0% more for transportation

	Riga	Punta del Este
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.75 €6.90	$8.25 UYU332.50	+6.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.59 €29.90	$49.87 UYU2,010.42	+48.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,308.11 €24,305.20	$26,990.00 UYU1M	-1.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.42 €10.17	$5.27 UYU212.50	-53.8%
Average			+4.0%

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pay 51.8% more for housing

	Riga	Punta del Este
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.41 €18.17	$44.58 UYU1,797.10	+118.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$582.45 €518.40	$1,099.34 UYU44,319.76	+88.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$385.02 €342.68	$818.34 UYU32,991.18	+112.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$286.52 €255.02	$87.95 UYU3,545.58	-69.3%
Average			+51.8%

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pay 46.0% less for childcare

	Riga	Punta del Este
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$645.25 €574.29	$498.68 UYU20,104.18	-22.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,635.84 €15,696.53	$6,649.05 UYU268K	-62.3%
Average			-46.0%

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pay 4.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Riga	Punta del Este
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.60 €4.98	$2.99 UYU120.63	-46.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.72 €3.31	$4.59 UYU184.84	+23.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.72 €5.98	$5.49 UYU221.15	-18.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.91 €44.42	$56.54 UYU2,279.54	+13.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.75 €9.57	$12.22 UYU492.55	+13.7%
Average			-4.0%

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pay 4.5% more for clothing

	Riga	Punta del Este
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.42 €61.79	$89.81 UYU3,620.53	+29.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.39 €44.85	$37.40 UYU1,507.81	-25.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.85 €76.41	$124.46 UYU5,017.67	+45.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$138.10 €122.91	$118.09 UYU4,760.83	-14.5%
Average			+4.5%

Riga vs. Punta del Este - Cost of clothing

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