Cost of living comparison
Riga is 36.6% more expensive than Beirut.
If you lived in Riga instead of Beirut, you would:
pay 2.9% more for restaurants
|
Beirut
|
Riga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LBP898,133
|
$10.72
€10.16
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
LBP686,084
|
$8.33
€7.90
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
LBP142,739
|
$1.44
€1.36
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
LBP101,489
|
$1.19
€1.13
|
|
pay 44.0% more for groceries
|
Beirut
|
Riga
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
LBP82,135
|
$1.56
€1.48
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.48
LBP491,728
|
$5.73
€5.43
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.19
LBP555,737
|
$4.85
€4.60
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
LBP243,996
|
$2.86
€2.71
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.84
LBP344,513
|
$3.19
€3.02
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
LBP62,125
|
$0.67
€0.64
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
LBP49,895
|
$0.84
€0.79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,878
|
$1.07
€1.02
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
LBP41,893
|
$1.52
€1.44
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
LBP35,171
|
$0.42
€0.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,391
|
$0.44
€0.41
|
|
pay 4.6% more for transportation
|
Beirut
|
Riga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.49
LBP313,510
|
$6.77
€6.42
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
LBP6,735,996
|
$32.15
€30.49
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
LBP2,694,398,584
|
$28,026.61
€26,579.37
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
LBP1,145,119
|
$11.25
€10.67
|
|
pay 4.4% less for housing
|
Beirut
|
Riga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
LBP2,862,798
|
$17.68
€16.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$738.24
LBP66,303,338
|
$536.44
€508.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.38
LBP32,276,650
|
$367.73
€348.74
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.18
LBP14,476,375
|
$244.58
€231.95
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Beirut
|
Riga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$283.33
LBP25,447,098
|
$538.03
€510.24
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,111.11
LBP369,232,398
|
$13,487.73
€12,791.25
|
|
pay 55.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Beirut
|
Riga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP269,440
|
$4.82
€4.57
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.80
LBP251,477
|
$3.39
€3.22
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
LBP179,627
|
$5.25
€4.98
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.33
LBP5,328,922
|
$46.01
€43.64
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
LBP628,693
|
$10.72
€10.16
|
|
pay 5.2% less for clothing
|
Beirut
|
Riga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.12
LBP7,016,663
|
$81.84
€77.61
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.86
LBP5,196,340
|
$43.77
€41.51
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.12
LBP9,261,995
|
$92.38
€87.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.71
LBP9,943,614
|
$121.02
€114.77
|
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