Cost of living comparison
Riga is 5.7% more expensive than Zagreb.
If you lived in Riga instead of Zagreb, you would:
pay 30.5% less for restaurants
|
Zagreb
|
Riga
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.72
HRK76.89
|
$10.72
€10.21
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.57
HRK61.51
|
$8.33
€7.93
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.85
HRK20.46
|
$1.44
€1.37
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
HRK13.98
|
$1.19
€1.13
|
|
pay 1.6% more for groceries
|
Zagreb
|
Riga
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.61
HRK11.52
|
$1.56
€1.49
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
HRK33.77
|
$5.73
€5.46
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.56
HRK32.70
|
$4.85
€4.62
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.37
HRK24.20
|
$2.86
€2.72
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.94
HRK28.25
|
$3.19
€3.03
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.72
HRK5.18
|
$0.67
€0.64
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
HRK5.13
|
$0.84
€0.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
HRK5.92
|
$1.07
€1.02
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
HRK8.25
|
$1.52
€1.45
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
HRK3.87
|
$0.42
€0.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
HRK4.12
|
$0.44
€0.42
|
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pay 6.0% less for transportation
|
Zagreb
|
Riga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.05
HRK43.41
|
$6.77
€6.44
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$53.59
HRK384.44
|
$32.15
€30.62
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,081.13
HRK222,976.03
|
$28,026.61
€26,686.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.86
HRK70.74
|
$11.25
€10.72
|
|
pay 9.6% less for housing
|
Zagreb
|
Riga
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.12
HRK201.73
|
$17.68
€16.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$731.00
HRK5,244.18
|
$536.44
€510.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$583.46
HRK4,185.72
|
$367.73
€350.15
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$150.51
HRK1,079.73
|
$244.58
€232.89
|
|
pay 42.7% more for childcare
|
Zagreb
|
Riga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$345.73
HRK2,480.28
|
$538.03
€512.31
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,391.04
HRK74,545.29
|
$13,487.73
€12,843.01
|
|
pay 40.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Zagreb
|
Riga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.22
HRK23.07
|
$4.82
€4.59
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.08
HRK14.95
|
$3.39
€3.23
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
HRK37.68
|
$5.25
€5.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.11
HRK316.44
|
$46.01
€43.81
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.50
HRK53.82
|
$10.72
€10.21
|
|
pay 1.9% more for clothing
|
Zagreb
|
Riga
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.59
HRK657.08
|
$81.84
€77.93
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.67
HRK284.58
|
$43.77
€41.68
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.12
HRK639.36
|
$92.38
€87.97
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.08
HRK832.79
|
$121.02
€115.24
|
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