Cost of living comparison
Riga is 32.1% more expensive than Kingstown.
If you lived in Riga instead of Kingstown, you would:
pay 8.7% less for restaurants
|
Kingstown
|
Riga
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$10.72
€10.16
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$8.33
€7.90
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.44
€1.36
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
EC$4.75
|
$1.19
€1.13
|
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pay 34.6% less for groceries
|
Kingstown
|
Riga
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.56
€1.48
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.26
EC$19.61
|
$5.73
€5.43
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.14
EC$32.81
|
$4.85
€4.60
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.60
EC$12.44
|
$2.86
€2.71
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
$3.19
€3.02
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.76
EC$10.17
|
$0.67
€0.64
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
$0.84
€0.79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.18
EC$11.30
|
$1.07
€1.02
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
EC$4.54
|
$1.52
€1.44
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
$0.42
€0.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
EC$3.33
|
$0.44
€0.41
|
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pay 41.9% less for transportation
|
Kingstown
|
Riga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$14.57
EC$39.38
|
$6.77
€6.42
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
$32.15
€30.49
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
$28,026.61
€26,579.37
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.98
EC$67.50
|
$11.25
€10.67
|
|
pay 70.8% more for housing
|
Kingstown
|
Riga
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
$17.68
€16.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$296.02
EC$800.00
|
$536.44
€508.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$296.02
EC$800.00
|
$367.73
€348.74
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.74
EC$191.18
|
$244.58
€231.95
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
|
Kingstown
|
Riga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$185.01
EC$500.00
|
$538.03
€510.24
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$13,487.73
€12,791.25
|
|
pay 64.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kingstown
|
Riga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$4.82
€4.57
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.71
EC$7.33
|
$3.39
€3.22
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$5.25
€4.98
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$46.01
€43.64
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$10.72
€10.16
|
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pay 16.2% less for clothing
|
Kingstown
|
Riga
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$81.84
€77.61
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$83.25
EC$225.00
|
$43.77
€41.51
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$92.38
€87.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$121.02
€114.77
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