Cost of living comparison
Riga is 2.1 times more expensive than St. George's.
If you lived in Riga instead of St. George's, you would:
pay 9.0% more for restaurants
St. George's
|
Riga
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$11.91
€11.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$8.12
€7.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.59
€1.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
$1.17
€1.09
|
|
pay 19.0% less for groceries
St. George's
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
EC$4.57
|
$1.45
€1.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.32
EC$11.68
|
$5.46
€5.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.71
EC$39.75
|
$4.69
€4.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
$2.74
€2.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.60
EC$7.04
|
$3.16
€2.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.48
EC$6.70
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$0.82
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
EC$2.13
|
$1.02
€0.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
EC$3.63
|
$1.44
€1.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
EC$2.54
|
$0.38
€0.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
$0.48
€0.44
|
|
pay 16.7% less for transportation
St. George's
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.18
EC$14.01
|
$6.87
€6.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$32.49
€30.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,976.41
EC$67,500.00
|
$26,803.93
€24,867.35
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$199.81
EC$540.00
|
$11.37
€10.55
|
|
pay 4.2% more for housing
St. George's
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.87
EC$126.67
|
$16.37
€15.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$579.70
EC$1,566.67
|
$539.93
€500.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$289.85
EC$783.33
|
$363.88
€337.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$159.51
EC$431.09
|
$260.18
€241.38
|
|
pay 7.3 times more for childcare
St. George's
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
$493.19
€457.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,331.13
EC$6,300.00
|
$13,245.77
€12,288.76
|
|
pay 70.2% more for entertainment and sports
St. George's
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$4.87
€4.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$3.33
€3.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$5.33
€4.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$46.87
€43.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$10.83
€10.05
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
St. George's
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
$85.73
€79.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
EC$120.00
|
$44.35
€41.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.55
EC$115.00
|
$92.66
€85.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.85
EC$205.00
|
$123.25
€114.35
|
|
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