Cost of living comparison
Quito is 20.5% cheaper than Riga.
If you lived in Quito instead of Riga, you would:
pay 32.9% less for restaurants
Riga
|
Quito
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.91
€10.95
|
$4.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.12
€7.47
|
$8.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.46
|
$1.11
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
€1.08
|
$0.76
|
|
pay 4.7% less for groceries
Riga
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
€1.34
|
$1.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.46
€5.02
|
$4.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.69
€4.31
|
$4.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.52
|
$2.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
€2.91
|
$3.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$1.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.75
|
$0.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.93
|
$0.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
€1.33
|
$0.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.35
|
$0.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.44
|
$0.47
|
|
pay 26.1% less for transportation
Riga
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.87
€6.32
|
$2.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€29.88
|
$20.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,803.93
€24,648.44
|
$20,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.37
€10.46
|
$13.50
|
|
pay 1.3% less for housing
Riga
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.37
€15.05
|
$34.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$539.93
€496.51
|
$446.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.88
€334.62
|
$320.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$260.18
€239.26
|
$31.61
|
|
pay 45.0% less for childcare
Riga
|
Quito
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$493.19
€453.53
|
$275.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,245.77
€12,180.58
|
$7,180.00
|
|
pay 16.3% less for entertainment and sports
Riga
|
Quito
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.87
€4.48
|
$3.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.33
€3.06
|
$2.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.33
€4.90
|
$6.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.87
€43.10
|
$40.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€9.96
|
$7.00
|
|
pay 17.1% less for clothing
Riga
|
Quito
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.73
€78.84
|
$46.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.35
€40.79
|
$44.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.66
€85.20
|
$98.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.25
€113.34
|
$86.36
|
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