Cost of living comparison
Riga is 2.2% more expensive than Stockholm.
If you lived in Riga instead of Stockholm, you would:
pay 19.8% less for restaurants
Stockholm
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.41
SEK134.86
|
$13.19
€12.24
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.59
SEK93.37
|
$7.70
€7.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
SEK24.84
|
$1.41
€1.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
SEK22.11
|
$1.28
€1.19
|
|
pay 30.5% less for groceries
Stockholm
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.82
SEK30.59
|
$1.33
€1.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.04
SEK54.74
|
$5.42
€5.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.61
SEK60.94
|
$5.49
€5.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.90
SEK42.33
|
$2.66
€2.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.39
SEK58.56
|
$3.48
€3.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
SEK14.85
|
$0.67
€0.62
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
SEK12.93
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
SEK13.45
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.86
SEK20.24
|
$1.36
€1.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
SEK7.00
|
$0.42
€0.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
SEK6.72
|
$0.33
€0.31
|
|
pay 36.7% less for transportation
Stockholm
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.93
SEK86.11
|
$7.79
€7.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.63
SEK1,006.27
|
$32.98
€30.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,647.00
SEK311,217.59
|
$24,187.89
€22,440.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.46
SEK330.93
|
$10.66
€9.89
|
|
pay 0.6% less for housing
Stockholm
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.68
SEK355.03
|
$19.82
€18.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,446.54
SEK15,715.01
|
$489.54
€454.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,036.91
SEK11,264.87
|
$337.47
€313.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$93.97
SEK1,020.90
|
$254.35
€235.97
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Stockholm
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$134.04
SEK1,456.19
|
$404.77
€375.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,355.38
SEK90,771.80
|
$14,268.86
€13,237.93
|
|
pay 23.8% less for entertainment and sports
Stockholm
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.16
SEK77.80
|
$4.40
€4.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.92
SEK42.53
|
$3.01
€2.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.68
SEK72.62
|
$4.95
€4.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.67
SEK485.34
|
$44.13
€40.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.32
SEK155.61
|
$10.00
€9.28
|
|
pay 9.8% less for clothing
Stockholm
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.80
SEK932.11
|
$71.46
€66.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.11
SEK435.70
|
$44.87
€41.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.88
SEK1,063.32
|
$77.12
€71.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$130.15
SEK1,413.92
|
$112.87
€104.72
|
|
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