Cost of living comparison
Riga is 31.4% cheaper than Paris.
- Restaurants
-
pay 48.3% less in Riga
- Groceries
-
pay 38.1% less in Riga
- Transportation
-
pay 36.5% less in Riga
- Housing
-
pay 35.9% less in Riga
- Childcare
-
pay 22.1% less in Riga
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 23.0% less in Riga
- Clothing
-
pay 15.8% less in Riga
Expenses including restaurants, groceries, transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, and childcare are lower in Riga.
If you lived in Riga instead of Paris, you would:
pay 48.3% less for restaurants
Paris
|
Riga
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€13.65
|
$10.72
€9.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
€10.92
|
$8.33
€7.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.09
€3.47
|
$1.44
€1.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.96
€2.51
|
$1.19
€1.01
|
|
pay 38.1% less for groceries
Paris
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
€1.70
|
$1.56
€1.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.23
€9.54
|
$5.73
€4.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.41
€4.59
|
$4.85
€4.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.85
€4.12
|
$2.86
€2.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.32
€5.37
|
$3.19
€2.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
€1.34
|
$0.67
€0.57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.89
|
$0.84
€0.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.50
€1.27
|
$1.07
€0.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
€1.51
|
$1.52
€1.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
€0.94
|
$0.42
€0.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.03
|
$0.44
€0.37
|
|
pay 36.5% less for transportation
Paris
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.65
€6.50
|
$6.77
€5.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.60
€78.62
|
$32.15
€27.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,688.77
€27,752.51
|
$28,026.61
€23,794.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.84
€21.09
|
$11.25
€9.55
|
|
pay 35.9% less for housing
Paris
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.65
€28.57
|
$17.68
€15.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,367.25
€1,160.78
|
$536.44
€455.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,057.37
€897.70
|
$367.73
€312.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$188.37
€159.92
|
$244.58
€207.65
|
|
pay 22.1% less for childcare
Paris
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$756.26
€642.06
|
$538.03
€456.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,942.48
€13,535.03
|
$13,487.73
€11,450.97
|
|
pay 23.0% less for entertainment and sports
Paris
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
€6.37
|
$4.82
€4.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.31
€3.66
|
$3.39
€2.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.40
€11.37
|
$5.25
€4.46
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.48
€30.97
|
$46.01
€39.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€11.83
|
$10.72
€9.10
|
|
pay 15.8% less for clothing
Paris
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$103.81
€88.13
|
$81.84
€69.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.57
€39.54
|
$43.77
€37.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$111.54
€94.70
|
$92.38
€78.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$148.98
€126.48
|
$121.02
€102.75
|
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