Cost of living comparison
Wellington is 73.5% more expensive than Riga.
If you lived in Wellington instead of Riga, you would:
pay 47.8% more for restaurants
Riga
|
Wellington
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.33
|
$13.79
NZ$23.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
€7.20
|
$9.40
NZ$15.83
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
€1.32
|
$2.59
NZ$4.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.28
€1.20
|
$2.33
NZ$3.92
|
|
pay 75.0% more for groceries
Riga
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
€1.24
|
$2.13
NZ$3.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.42
€5.07
|
$5.07
NZ$8.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
€5.13
|
$7.36
NZ$12.39
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
€2.49
|
$4.65
NZ$7.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
€3.26
|
$4.79
NZ$8.06
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.63
|
$1.41
NZ$2.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$1.08
NZ$1.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.86
|
$1.42
NZ$2.39
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.27
|
$2.62
NZ$4.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.39
|
$1.04
NZ$1.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
€0.31
|
$0.92
NZ$1.55
|
|
pay 63.1% more for transportation
Riga
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.79
€7.28
|
$6.96
NZ$11.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.84
|
$95.46
NZ$160.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,187.89
€22,612.90
|
$27,889.45
NZ$46,959.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.66
€9.97
|
$16.89
NZ$28.44
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Riga
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.82
€18.53
|
$57.53
NZ$96.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.54
€457.67
|
$1,590.25
NZ$2,677.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$337.47
€315.50
|
$1,399.68
NZ$2,356.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$254.35
€237.78
|
$133.18
NZ$224.25
|
|
pay 47.3% more for childcare
Riga
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$404.77
€378.41
|
$833.64
NZ$1,403.68
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,268.86
€13,339.74
|
$12,637.85
NZ$21,279.43
|
|
pay 94.0% more for entertainment and sports
Riga
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.11
|
$6.89
NZ$11.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
€2.82
|
$3.40
NZ$5.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.95
€4.63
|
$23.82
NZ$40.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.13
€41.26
|
$41.36
NZ$69.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
€9.35
|
$12.54
NZ$21.11
|
|
pay 16.8% more for clothing
Riga
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.46
€66.81
|
$78.58
NZ$132.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.87
€41.95
|
$47.12
NZ$79.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.12
€72.10
|
$107.54
NZ$181.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.87
€105.52
|
$127.08
NZ$213.97
|
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