Cost of living comparison
Quito is 21.6% cheaper than Riga.
- Restaurants
-
pay 30.8% less in Quito
- Groceries
-
pay 6.8% less in Quito
- Transportation
-
pay 26.7% less in Quito
- Housing
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pay 7.0% less in Quito
- Childcare
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pay 46.5% less in Quito
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 15.5% less in Quito
- Clothing
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pay 17.6% less in Quito
Expenses including childcare, restaurants, transportation, clothing, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in Quito.
If you lived in Quito instead of Riga, you would:
pay 30.8% less for restaurants
|
Riga
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.72
€9.42
|
$5.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
€7.33
|
$8.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.44
€1.26
|
$1.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
€1.04
|
$0.70
|
|
pay 6.8% less for groceries
|
Riga
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
€1.38
|
$1.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.04
|
$4.12
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
€4.26
|
$4.23
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.86
€2.51
|
$2.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
€2.80
|
$3.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.59
|
$1.08
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.73
|
$0.55
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€0.94
|
$0.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.52
€1.34
|
$0.61
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.37
|
$0.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.38
|
$0.47
|
|
pay 26.7% less for transportation
|
Riga
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.77
€5.95
|
$2.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.15
€28.27
|
$20.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,026.61
€24,644.38
|
$20,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.25
€9.90
|
$13.50
|
|
pay 7.0% less for housing
|
Riga
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.68
€15.54
|
$31.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$536.44
€471.70
|
$451.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$367.73
€323.35
|
$362.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$244.58
€215.07
|
$31.45
|
|
pay 46.5% less for childcare
|
Riga
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$538.03
€473.10
|
$288.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,487.73
€11,860.04
|
$7,190.00
|
|
pay 15.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Riga
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.82
€4.24
|
$2.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.39
€2.98
|
$2.78
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
€4.62
|
$7.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.01
€40.46
|
$37.27
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€9.42
|
$7.00
|
|
pay 17.6% less for clothing
|
Riga
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.84
€71.96
|
$43.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.77
€38.49
|
$44.40
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.38
€81.23
|
$97.73
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.02
€106.42
|
$83.12
|
|
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