Cost of living comparison
Riga is 37.9% more expensive than Port Of Spain.
If you lived in Riga instead of Port Of Spain, you would:
pay 27.7% more for restaurants
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Port Of Spain
|
Riga
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.24
TTD69.53
|
$10.72
€10.29
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.31
TTD49.67
|
$8.33
€8.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
TTD6.66
|
$1.44
€1.38
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
TTD5.53
|
$1.19
€1.14
|
|
pay 31.4% less for groceries
|
Port Of Spain
|
Riga
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.57
TTD17.46
|
$1.56
€1.50
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
TTD26.68
|
$5.73
€5.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.37
TTD63.62
|
$4.85
€4.65
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.45
TTD30.24
|
$2.86
€2.74
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.26
TTD28.94
|
$3.19
€3.06
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
TTD15.15
|
$0.67
€0.64
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
TTD7.54
|
$0.84
€0.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.86
TTD12.65
|
$1.07
€1.03
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.21
TTD14.99
|
$1.52
€1.46
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
TTD4.18
|
$0.42
€0.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
TTD5.17
|
$0.44
€0.42
|
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pay 3.9% less for transportation
|
Port Of Spain
|
Riga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.10
TTD27.84
|
$6.77
€6.50
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$96.55
TTD655.59
|
$32.15
€30.86
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,646.13
TTD228,462.37
|
$28,026.61
€26,902.09
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.97
TTD74.50
|
$11.25
€10.80
|
|
pay 64.5% more for housing
|
Port Of Spain
|
Riga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.56
TTD390.87
|
$17.68
€16.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$638.18
TTD4,333.34
|
$536.44
€514.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$426.67
TTD2,897.17
|
$367.73
€352.97
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.54
TTD363.52
|
$244.58
€234.77
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Port Of Spain
|
Riga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$229.42
TTD1,557.77
|
$538.03
€516.44
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,719.60
TTD32,046.81
|
$13,487.73
€12,946.56
|
|
pay 34.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Port Of Spain
|
Riga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
TTD11.92
|
$4.82
€4.63
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
TTD24.22
|
$3.39
€3.26
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.85
TTD39.73
|
$5.25
€5.04
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.74
TTD344.56
|
$46.01
€44.17
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.78
TTD59.60
|
$10.72
€10.29
|
|
pay 13.6% more for clothing
|
Port Of Spain
|
Riga
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.89
TTD379.53
|
$81.84
€78.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.64
TTD275.92
|
$43.77
€42.01
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.84
TTD711.88
|
$92.38
€88.68
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.85
TTD732.34
|
$121.02
€116.16
|
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