Cost of living comparison
Riga is 12.2% cheaper than San Juan.
- Restaurants
-
pay 29.1% less in Riga
- Groceries
-
pay 40.8% less in Riga
- Transportation
-
pay 0.3% more in Riga
- Housing
-
pay 53.4% less in Riga
- Childcare
-
pay 22.1% more in Riga
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 6.3% less in Riga
- Clothing
-
pay 21.6% more in Riga
The cost of childcare, clothing, and transportation in Riga are more expensive than in San Juan. Expenses including housing, groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Riga.
If you lived in Riga instead of San Juan, you would:
pay 29.1% less for restaurants
|
San Juan
|
Riga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$10.72
€9.85
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.75
|
$8.33
€7.66
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
|
$1.44
€1.32
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$1.19
€1.09
|
|
pay 40.8% less for groceries
|
San Juan
|
Riga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.52
|
$1.56
€1.44
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.81
|
$5.73
€5.27
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.25
|
$4.85
€4.46
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.46
|
$2.86
€2.63
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.94
|
$3.19
€2.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.16
|
$0.67
€0.62
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
|
$0.84
€0.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.62
|
$1.07
€0.99
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.24
|
$1.52
€1.40
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
|
$0.42
€0.39
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$0.44
€0.40
|
|
pay 0.3% more for transportation
|
San Juan
|
Riga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.69
|
$6.77
€6.22
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.00
|
$32.15
€29.56
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,500.00
|
$28,026.61
€25,770.41
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.00
|
$11.25
€10.35
|
|
pay 53.4% less for housing
|
San Juan
|
Riga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.00
|
$17.68
€16.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,766.67
|
$536.44
€493.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$838.00
|
$367.73
€338.12
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$280.41
|
$244.58
€224.89
|
|
pay 22.1% more for childcare
|
San Juan
|
Riga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$470.00
|
$538.03
€494.71
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,400.00
|
$13,487.73
€12,401.94
|
|
pay 6.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
San Juan
|
Riga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
|
$4.82
€4.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.83
|
$3.39
€3.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.40
|
$5.25
€4.83
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.00
|
$46.01
€42.31
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.00
|
$10.72
€9.85
|
|
pay 21.6% more for clothing
|
San Juan
|
Riga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.80
|
$81.84
€75.25
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.50
|
$43.77
€40.25
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.00
|
$92.38
€84.95
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
|
$121.02
€111.28
|
|
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