Cost of living comparison
Riga is 17.0% more expensive than Budapest.
If you lived in Riga instead of Budapest, you would:
pay 0.5% more for restaurants
|
Budapest
|
Riga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.52
HUF4,176.62
|
$10.72
€10.28
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.89
HUF3,132.46
|
$8.33
€7.99
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
HUF605.59
|
$1.44
€1.38
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
HUF469.52
|
$1.19
€1.14
|
|
pay 11.8% more for groceries
|
Budapest
|
Riga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
HUF587.63
|
$1.56
€1.50
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.42
HUF1,752.88
|
$5.73
€5.49
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.98
HUF1,579.57
|
$4.85
€4.65
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.43
HUF965.49
|
$2.86
€2.74
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
HUF968.67
|
$3.19
€3.05
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
HUF280.71
|
$0.67
€0.64
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
HUF316.50
|
$0.84
€0.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
HUF320.42
|
$1.07
€1.03
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
HUF465.48
|
$1.52
€1.46
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
HUF202.07
|
$0.42
€0.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
HUF217.21
|
$0.44
€0.42
|
|
pay 10.7% more for transportation
|
Budapest
|
Riga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
HUF2,450.02
|
$6.77
€6.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.54
HUF9,345.19
|
$32.15
€30.83
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,962.74
HUF10,702,588.68
|
$28,026.61
€26,871.15
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.15
HUF4,824.00
|
$11.25
€10.79
|
|
pay 22.6% more for housing
|
Budapest
|
Riga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.98
HUF7,138.72
|
$17.68
€16.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$642.83
HUF255,165.03
|
$536.44
€514.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$478.04
HUF189,753.36
|
$367.73
€352.57
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$105.42
HUF41,845.33
|
$244.58
€234.50
|
|
pay 27.4% more for childcare
|
Budapest
|
Riga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$423.92
HUF168,269.59
|
$538.03
€515.84
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,554.11
HUF4,189,349.00
|
$13,487.73
€12,931.67
|
|
pay 29.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Budapest
|
Riga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.63
HUF1,044.15
|
$4.82
€4.62
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
HUF942.13
|
$3.39
€3.25
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.98
HUF2,375.45
|
$5.25
€5.04
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.31
HUF19,574.11
|
$46.01
€44.11
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.63
HUF3,028.05
|
$10.72
€10.28
|
|
pay 16.1% more for clothing
|
Budapest
|
Riga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.81
HUF29,695.10
|
$81.84
€78.46
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.73
HUF14,578.92
|
$43.77
€41.97
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.74
HUF34,428.61
|
$92.38
€88.57
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.52
HUF37,121.51
|
$121.02
€116.03
|
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