Cost of living comparison
San Jose is 18.3% more expensive than Riga.
If you lived in San Jose instead of Riga, you would:
pay 16.2% more for restaurants
Riga
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.91
€11.05
|
$10.74
CRC5,497.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.12
€7.54
|
$9.76
CRC4,997.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.47
|
$2.01
CRC1,030.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
€1.09
|
$1.50
CRC767.97
|
|
pay 69.6% more for groceries
Riga
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
€1.35
|
$2.66
CRC1,363.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.46
€5.07
|
$4.50
CRC2,304.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.69
€4.35
|
$7.34
CRC3,759.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.54
|
$3.25
CRC1,664.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
€2.93
|
$4.56
CRC2,334.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$2.28
CRC1,166.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$0.63
CRC323.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.94
|
$1.30
CRC667.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
€1.34
|
$1.28
CRC656.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.35
|
$1.23
CRC629.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.44
|
$1.08
CRC552.52
|
|
pay 9.3% more for transportation
Riga
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.87
€6.37
|
$5.59
CRC2,863.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€30.14
|
$38.19
CRC19,556.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,803.93
€24,867.35
|
$31,625.41
CRC16,193,045.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.37
€10.55
|
$13.67
CRC6,998.95
|
|
pay 40.9% more for housing
Riga
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.37
€15.18
|
$47.58
CRC24,364.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$539.93
€500.92
|
$701.17
CRC359,015.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.88
€337.59
|
$443.75
CRC227,212.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$260.18
€241.38
|
$54.88
CRC28,099.30
|
|
pay 12.6% less for childcare
Riga
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$493.19
€457.56
|
$463.64
CRC237,398.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,245.77
€12,288.76
|
$10,719.76
CRC5,488,802.26
|
|
pay 7.6% less for entertainment and sports
Riga
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.87
€4.52
|
$3.47
CRC1,774.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.33
€3.09
|
$3.56
CRC1,824.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.33
€4.95
|
$4.59
CRC2,348.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.87
€43.49
|
$58.91
CRC30,162.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€10.05
|
$7.81
CRC3,998.28
|
|
pay 12.3% more for clothing
Riga
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.73
€79.54
|
$83.78
CRC42,895.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.35
€41.15
|
$52.26
CRC26,757.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.66
€85.96
|
$126.81
CRC64,927.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.25
€114.35
|
$119.58
CRC61,226.33
|
|
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