Cost of living comparison
Riga is 1.5% more expensive than Seoul.
If you lived in Riga instead of Seoul, you would:
pay 32.9% more for restaurants
Seoul
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.11
₩11,119
|
$11.91
€11.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.90
₩8,086
|
$8.12
€7.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
₩2,091
|
$1.59
€1.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₩1,127
|
$1.17
€1.09
|
|
pay 48.7% less for groceries
Seoul
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.09
₩4,237
|
$1.45
€1.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
₩8,305
|
$5.46
€5.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.19
₩11,235
|
$4.69
€4.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
₩4,487
|
$2.74
€2.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.76
₩6,525
|
$3.16
€2.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.12
₩4,277
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.57
₩2,156
|
$0.82
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.58
₩3,538
|
$1.02
€0.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.72
₩3,723
|
$1.44
€1.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.91
₩2,616
|
$0.38
€0.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.42
₩1,940
|
$0.48
€0.44
|
|
pay 8.9% more for transportation
Seoul
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
₩6,428
|
$6.87
€6.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.15
₩61,910
|
$32.49
€30.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,815.53
₩38,137,874
|
$26,803.93
€24,867.35
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.44
₩12,938
|
$11.37
€10.55
|
|
pay 3.6% less for housing
Seoul
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.52
₩32,249
|
$16.37
€15.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$873.53
₩1,197,694
|
$539.93
€500.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$528.87
₩725,127
|
$363.88
€337.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.47
₩192,598
|
$260.18
€241.38
|
|
pay 3.6% less for childcare
Seoul
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.75
₩523,417
|
$493.19
€457.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,838.36
₩28,571,482
|
$13,245.77
€12,288.76
|
|
pay 13.2% more for entertainment and sports
Seoul
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.69
₩5,054
|
$4.87
€4.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
₩5,315
|
$3.33
€3.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.32
₩4,549
|
$5.33
€4.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.67
₩72,210
|
$46.87
€43.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.06
₩15,162
|
$10.83
€10.05
|
|
pay 11.2% more for clothing
Seoul
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.77
₩83,325
|
$85.73
€79.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.72
₩61,311
|
$44.35
€41.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.92
₩117,802
|
$92.66
€85.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.28
₩174,509
|
$123.25
€114.35
|
|
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