Cost of living comparison
San Jose is 22.0% more expensive than Riga.
If you lived in San Jose instead of Riga, you would:
pay 19.9% more for restaurants
|
Riga
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.72
€10.21
|
$10.83
CRC5,449.44
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
€7.93
|
$9.72
CRC4,889.37
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.44
€1.37
|
$1.99
CRC1,003.19
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
€1.13
|
$1.46
CRC735.11
|
|
pay 66.0% more for groceries
|
Riga
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
€1.49
|
$2.60
CRC1,306.53
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.46
|
$4.26
CRC2,145.89
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
€4.62
|
$7.23
CRC3,639.20
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.86
€2.72
|
$3.26
CRC1,641.59
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
€3.03
|
$4.41
CRC2,217.28
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.64
|
$1.95
CRC981.47
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.80
|
$0.63
CRC317.12
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.02
|
$1.59
CRC800.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.52
€1.45
|
$1.35
CRC678.32
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.40
|
$1.30
CRC653.87
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.42
|
$1.19
CRC599.26
|
|
pay 18.2% more for transportation
|
Riga
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.77
€6.44
|
$5.49
CRC2,761.30
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.15
€30.62
|
$38.02
CRC19,132.31
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,026.61
€26,686.93
|
$36,925.49
CRC18,579,598.70
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.25
€10.72
|
$15.94
CRC8,021.01
|
|
pay 48.3% more for housing
|
Riga
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.68
€16.83
|
$53.59
CRC26,966.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$536.44
€510.79
|
$742.08
CRC373,388.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$367.73
€350.15
|
$463.60
CRC233,267.77
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$244.58
€232.89
|
$63.06
CRC31,727.35
|
|
pay 5.5% less for childcare
|
Riga
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$538.03
€512.31
|
$521.49
CRC262,396.09
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,487.73
€12,843.01
|
$12,425.72
CRC6,252,180.86
|
|
pay 2.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Riga
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.82
€4.59
|
$2.92
CRC1,466.81
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.39
€3.23
|
$3.69
CRC1,857.34
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
€5.00
|
$5.05
CRC2,542.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.01
€43.81
|
$59.70
CRC30,039.47
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€10.21
|
$9.72
CRC4,889.37
|
|
pay 9.8% more for clothing
|
Riga
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.84
€77.93
|
$73.59
CRC37,025.96
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.77
€41.68
|
$50.81
CRC25,566.99
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.38
€87.97
|
$125.98
CRC63,390.47
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.02
€115.24
|
$117.31
CRC59,028.11
|
|
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