Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Port Stanley instead of Riga, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Riga
|
Port Stanley
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.91
€10.95
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.12
€7.47
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.46
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
€1.08
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Riga
|
Port Stanley
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
€1.34
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.46
€5.02
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.69
€4.31
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.52
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
€2.91
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.75
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.93
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
€1.33
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.35
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.44
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Riga
|
Port Stanley
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.87
€6.32
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€29.88
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,803.93
€24,648.44
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.37
€10.46
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Riga
|
Port Stanley
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.37
€15.05
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$539.93
€496.51
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.88
€334.62
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$260.18
€239.26
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Riga
|
Port Stanley
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$493.19
€453.53
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,245.77
€12,180.58
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Riga
|
Port Stanley
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.87
€4.48
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.33
€3.06
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.33
€4.90
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.87
€43.10
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€9.96
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Riga
|
Port Stanley
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.73
€78.84
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.35
€40.79
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.66
€85.20
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.25
€113.34
|
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