Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 21.8% cheaper than Riga.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Riga, you would:
pay 34.4% less for restaurants
|
Riga
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.72
€10.28
|
$9.19
RUB945.72
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
€7.99
|
$5.10
RUB525.40
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.44
€1.38
|
$1.07
RUB110.37
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
€1.14
|
$0.49
RUB49.95
|
|
pay 33.3% less for groceries
|
Riga
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
€1.50
|
$0.62
RUB63.68
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.49
|
$4.41
RUB453.55
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
€4.65
|
$3.57
RUB367.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.86
€2.74
|
$1.52
RUB156.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
€3.05
|
$1.99
RUB204.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.64
|
$0.68
RUB69.71
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.80
|
$0.67
RUB68.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.03
|
$0.72
RUB73.65
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.52
€1.46
|
$1.12
RUB115.65
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.40
|
$0.25
RUB25.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.42
|
$0.21
RUB21.54
|
|
pay 29.3% less for transportation
|
Riga
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.77
€6.49
|
$2.22
RUB228.34
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.15
€30.83
|
$28.58
RUB2,942.23
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,026.61
€26,871.15
|
$30,621.85
RUB3,152,386.29
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.25
€10.79
|
$5.82
RUB598.95
|
|
pay 2.3% more for housing
|
Riga
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.68
€16.95
|
$6.38
RUB656.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$536.44
€514.32
|
$960.52
RUB98,881.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$367.73
€352.57
|
$583.26
RUB60,044.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$244.58
€234.50
|
$86.66
RUB8,921.22
|
|
pay 18.1% less for childcare
|
Riga
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$538.03
€515.84
|
$466.53
RUB48,027.53
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,487.73
€12,931.67
|
$10,413.52
RUB1,072,026.59
|
|
pay 39.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Riga
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.82
€4.62
|
$3.06
RUB315.24
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.39
€3.25
|
$2.52
RUB259.88
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
€5.04
|
$2.45
RUB252.19
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.01
€44.11
|
$32.34
RUB3,329.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€10.28
|
$5.10
RUB525.40
|
|
pay 0.5% less for clothing
|
Riga
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.84
€78.46
|
$81.16
RUB8,354.59
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.77
€41.97
|
$42.31
RUB4,355.41
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.38
€88.57
|
$108.95
RUB11,216.19
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.02
€116.03
|
$101.97
RUB10,497.36
|
|
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