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