Cost of living comparison
Riga is 12.2% cheaper than San Juan.
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
€10.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.75
|
$8.33
€7.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
|
$1.44
€1.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$1.19
€1.13
|
|
pay 40.8% less for groceries
San Juan
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.52
|
$1.56
€1.48
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.81
|
$5.73
€5.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.25
|
$4.85
€4.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.46
|
$2.86
€2.71
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.94
|
$3.19
€3.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.16
|
$0.67
€0.64
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
|
$0.84
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.62
|
$1.07
€1.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.24
|
$1.52
€1.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
|
$0.42
€0.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$0.44
€0.41
|
|
pay 0.3% more for transportation
San Juan
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.69
|
$6.77
€6.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.00
|
$32.15
€30.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,500.00
|
$28,026.61
€26,579.37
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.00
|
$11.25
€10.67
|
|
pay 53.4% less for housing
San Juan
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.00
|
$17.68
€16.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,766.67
|
$536.44
€508.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$838.00
|
$367.73
€348.74
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$280.41
|
$244.58
€231.95
|
|
pay 22.1% more for childcare
San Juan
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$470.00
|
$538.03
€510.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,400.00
|
$13,487.73
€12,791.25
|
|
pay 6.3% less for entertainment and sports
San Juan
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
|
$4.82
€4.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.83
|
$3.39
€3.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.40
|
$5.25
€4.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.00
|
$46.01
€43.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.00
|
$10.72
€10.16
|
|
pay 21.6% more for clothing
San Juan
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.80
|
$81.84
€77.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.50
|
$43.77
€41.51
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.00
|
$92.38
€87.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
|
$121.02
€114.77
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Riga or San Juan. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.