Cost of living comparison
Riga is 14.2% more expensive than Dili.
- Restaurants
-
pay 16.6% more in Riga
- Groceries
-
pay 0.5% more in Riga
- Transportation
-
pay 26.1% less in Riga
- Housing
-
pay 10.1% less in Riga
- Childcare
-
pay 33.0% more in Riga
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 44.2% more in Riga
- Clothing
-
pay 41.5% more in Riga
The cost of entertainment and sports, clothing, childcare, restaurants, and groceries in Riga are more expensive than in Dili. Expenses including transportation and housing are lower in Riga.
If you lived in Riga instead of Dili, you would:
pay 16.6% more for restaurants
|
Dili
|
Riga
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
|
$10.72
€9.42
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
|
$8.33
€7.33
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
|
$1.44
€1.26
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
|
$1.19
€1.04
|
|
pay 0.5% more for groceries
|
Dili
|
Riga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.98
|
$1.56
€1.38
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.00
|
$5.73
€5.04
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.27
|
$4.85
€4.26
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
|
$2.86
€2.51
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
|
$3.19
€2.80
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
|
$0.67
€0.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
|
$0.84
€0.73
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.19
|
$1.07
€0.94
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.02
|
$1.52
€1.34
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
|
$0.42
€0.37
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$0.44
€0.38
|
|
pay 26.1% less for transportation
|
Dili
|
Riga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.76
|
$6.77
€5.95
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$32.15
€28.27
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$28,026.61
€24,644.38
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$37.00
|
$11.25
€9.90
|
|
pay 10.1% less for housing
|
Dili
|
Riga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$76.67
|
$17.68
€15.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$980.00
|
$536.44
€471.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$875.00
|
$367.73
€323.35
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.96
|
$244.58
€215.07
|
|
pay 33.0% more for childcare
|
Dili
|
Riga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$375.00
|
$538.03
€473.10
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,000.00
|
$13,487.73
€11,860.04
|
|
pay 44.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Dili
|
Riga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
|
$4.82
€4.24
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.75
|
$3.39
€2.98
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.75
|
$5.25
€4.62
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.25
|
$46.01
€40.46
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.50
|
$10.72
€9.42
|
|
pay 41.5% more for clothing
|
Dili
|
Riga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.00
|
$81.84
€71.96
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$43.77
€38.49
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.33
|
$92.38
€81.23
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
|
$121.02
€106.42
|
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