Cost of living comparison
Riga is 64.9% more expensive than Quito.
If you lived in Riga instead of Quito, you would:
pay 55.2% more for restaurants
Quito
|
Riga
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
|
$10.72
€10.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
|
$8.33
€7.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
|
$1.44
€1.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
|
$1.19
€1.13
|
|
pay 26.1% more for groceries
Quito
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
|
$1.56
€1.48
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.12
|
$5.73
€5.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.23
|
$4.85
€4.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
|
$2.86
€2.71
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.38
|
$3.19
€3.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
|
$0.67
€0.64
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$0.84
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$1.07
€1.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
|
$1.52
€1.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
|
$0.42
€0.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$0.44
€0.41
|
|
pay 59.0% more for transportation
Quito
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.69
|
$6.77
€6.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
|
$32.15
€30.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
|
$28,026.61
€26,579.37
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
|
$11.25
€10.67
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Quito
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.13
|
$17.68
€16.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$451.67
|
$536.44
€508.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.50
|
$367.73
€348.74
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.45
|
$244.58
€231.95
|
|
pay 86.9% more for childcare
Quito
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$288.89
|
$538.03
€510.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,190.00
|
$13,487.73
€12,791.25
|
|
pay 32.3% more for entertainment and sports
Quito
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
|
$4.82
€4.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.78
|
$3.39
€3.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.50
|
$5.25
€4.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.27
|
$46.01
€43.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
|
$10.72
€10.16
|
|
pay 31.3% more for clothing
Quito
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.89
|
$81.84
€77.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
|
$43.77
€41.51
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.73
|
$92.38
€87.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.12
|
$121.02
€114.77
|
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