Cost of living comparison
Riga is 5.2% more expensive than Zagreb.
If you lived in Riga instead of Zagreb, you would:
pay 19.9% less for restaurants
Zagreb
|
Riga
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.00
HRK90.91
|
$11.91
€11.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.58
HRK53.03
|
$8.12
€7.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
HRK18.71
|
$1.59
€1.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.89
HRK13.24
|
$1.17
€1.09
|
|
pay 6.0% less for groceries
Zagreb
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
HRK10.13
|
$1.45
€1.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
HRK39.89
|
$5.46
€5.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.55
HRK31.86
|
$4.69
€4.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
HRK24.89
|
$2.74
€2.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.43
HRK31.02
|
$3.16
€2.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
HRK5.11
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
HRK5.32
|
$0.82
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
HRK5.84
|
$1.02
€0.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
HRK8.72
|
$1.44
€1.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
HRK4.14
|
$0.38
€0.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
HRK3.93
|
$0.48
€0.44
|
|
pay 7.2% less for transportation
Zagreb
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.13
HRK42.91
|
$6.87
€6.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.15
HRK378.79
|
$32.49
€30.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,625.55
HRK221,227.07
|
$26,803.93
€24,867.35
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.96
HRK69.66
|
$11.37
€10.55
|
|
pay 8.1% less for housing
Zagreb
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.99
HRK202.77
|
$16.37
€15.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$705.63
HRK4,936.05
|
$539.93
€500.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$571.03
HRK3,994.47
|
$363.88
€337.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$152.17
HRK1,064.43
|
$260.18
€241.38
|
|
pay 49.8% more for childcare
Zagreb
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$273.78
HRK1,915.17
|
$493.19
€457.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,078.17
HRK77,493.99
|
$13,245.77
€12,288.76
|
|
pay 29.2% more for entertainment and sports
Zagreb
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.25
HRK22.73
|
$4.87
€4.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.21
HRK15.48
|
$3.33
€3.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.09
HRK35.61
|
$5.33
€4.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.24
HRK316.43
|
$46.87
€43.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.91
HRK55.36
|
$10.83
€10.05
|
|
pay 1.3% less for clothing
Zagreb
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.66
HRK676.17
|
$85.73
€79.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.44
HRK296.85
|
$44.35
€41.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.78
HRK677.02
|
$92.66
€85.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.30
HRK813.57
|
$123.25
€114.35
|
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