Historical Prices in Riga

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Restaurants

Year
Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant
Meal for 2 People,
Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course
McMeal at McDonalds
(or Equivalent Combo Meal)
2022 10.50 50.00 7.00
2021 8.50 40.00 6.00
2020 8.65 40.00 5.88
2019 7.00 40.00 5.00
2018 7.00 40.00 5.00
2017 7.50 35.00 5.00
2016 6.00 40.00 5.00
2015 6.25 30.00 5.00
2014 6.00 25.00 5.00
2013 6.19 28.56 4.98
2012 6.09 28.72 4.31
2011 9.99 31.25 4.97
Year
Domestic Beer
(0.5 liter draught)
Imported Beer
(0.33 liter bottle)
Coke/Pepsi
(0.33 liter bottle)
Water
(0.33 liter bottle)
Cappuccino
(regular)
2022 4.00 3.00 1.28 1.16 2.76
2021 3.75 2.50 1.52 1.19 2.69
2020 3.00 3.00 1.45 1.06 2.67
2019 3.00 2.50 1.05 0.72 2.55
2018 2.85 2.00 1.10 0.75 2.28
2017 2.00 2.00 0.87 0.63 2.18
2016 2.00 2.00 0.97 0.64 2.18
2015 2.00 2.00 0.92 0.65 2.07
2014 2.00 1.70 0.91 0.77 1.91
2013 1.28 1.43 0.90 0.64 1.86
2012 1.71 2.08 1.04 0.92 1.85
2011 1.71 2.12 0.83 0.78 1.42

Markets

Year
Milk
(regular),
(1 liter)
Loaf of Fresh White Bread
(500g)
Eggs
(regular)
(12)
Water
(1.5 liter bottle)
Domestic Beer
(0.5 liter bottle)
Imported Beer
(0.33 liter bottle)
2022 1.25 1.08 2.15 0.70 1.47 1.63
2021 1.02 0.88 1.90 0.70 1.25 1.53
2020 0.93 0.88 1.87 0.68 1.20 1.60
2019 0.88 0.88 1.69 0.60 1.06 1.24
2018 0.95 0.84 1.74 0.61 1.12 1.41
2017 0.93 0.76 1.47 0.64 0.92 1.23
2016 0.83 0.76 1.43 0.70 1.15 1.30
2015 0.77 0.75 1.37 0.63 0.98 1.21
2014 0.87 0.77 1.59 0.51 0.98 1.11
2013 0.93 0.78 1.42 0.72 0.88 1.28
2012 0.94 0.67 1.67 0.65 0.98 1.24
2011 0.93 0.78 1.52 0.62 0.96 1.17
Year
Apples
(1kg)
Oranges
(1kg)
Potato
(1kg)
Lettuce
(1 head)
Rice
(white),
(1kg)
Tomato
(1kg)
Banana
(1kg)
Onion
(1kg)
2022 1.28 1.86 0.78 1.40 2.09 2.60 1.44 0.61
2021 1.04 1.66 0.48 1.36 1.85 2.35 1.17 0.47
2020 1.16 1.52 0.50 1.06 1.54 1.73 1.23 0.50
2019 1.07 1.39 0.43 1.02 1.46 1.70 1.26 0.42
2018 1.01 1.62 0.48 1.27 1.34 1.85 1.34 0.48
2017 1.04 1.40 0.48 1.03 1.35 1.81 1.32 0.44
2016 1.24 1.34 0.57 0.96 1.21 1.70 1.35 0.51
2015 1.05 1.28 0.42 0.88 1.24 1.34 1.38 0.58
2014 0.75 1.49 0.34 0.77 1.13 1.58 - -
2013 0.93 1.52 0.46 0.66 1.32 1.82 - -
2012 1.03 1.32 0.40 0.65 1.53 1.29 - -
2011 1.18 1.42 0.63 0.92 - - - -
Year
Local Cheese
(1kg)
Bottle of Wine
(Mid-Range)
Cigarettes 20 Pack
(Marlboro)
Chicken Fillets
(1kg)
Beef Round
(1kg)
(or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat)
2022 9.08 7.00 4.50 6.60 10.64
2021 6.71 7.00 4.00 5.49 7.09
2020 6.96 7.00 4.00 5.44 7.85
2019 6.53 6.00 3.95 5.03 7.02
2018 6.04 6.00 3.80 5.14 6.84
2017 5.81 5.88 3.50 5.27 6.29
2016 5.61 6.00 3.30 4.52 6.75
2015 6.11 5.95 3.30 4.81 6.19
2014 7.01 5.00 3.30 4.59 -
2013 6.58 6.05 3.13 5.02 -
2012 6.67 5.74 3.12 4.31 -
2011 6.56 5.68 2.79 5.38 -

Rent Per Month

Year
Apartment
(1 bedroom)
in City Centre
Apartment
(1 bedroom)
Outside of Centre
Apartment
(3 bedrooms)
in City Centre
Apartment
(3 bedrooms)
Outside of Centre
2022 443.68 320.26 814.12 550.29
2021 475.62 302.94 818.75 525.00
2020 421.14 294.72 783.01 533.49
2019 394.79 283.47 728.93 496.58
2018 385.00 271.02 673.70 435.96
2017 393.33 268.14 661.36 451.96
2016 358.39 242.81 635.42 404.00
2015 360.67 258.15 637.39 426.09
2014 309.09 189.89 605.10 335.00
2013 352.00 221.00 714.06 424.54
2012 340.50 250.84 742.05 463.20
2011 287.67 141.54 628.59 319.99

Buy Apartment Price

Year
Price per Square Meter
to Buy Apartment
in City Centre
Price per Square Meter
to Buy Apartment
Outside of Centre
2022 2391.88 1497.42
2021 2186.36 1209.09
2020 2067.30 1268.25
2019 1882.22 1163.23
2018 1734.48 1057.50
2017 1733.33 1053.33
2016 1616.67 1010.00
2015 1886.36 985.00
2014 1621.14 975.00
2013 2879.11 995.65
2012 1288.62 790.07
2011 1604.15 691.36

Salaries And Financing

Year
Average Monthly Net Salary
(After Tax)
2022 1032.75
2021 939.25
2020 853.56
2019 826.50
2018 712.41
2017 640.31
2016 620.33
2015 623.30
2014 560.72
2013 563.54
2012 531.04
2011 495.80

Transportation

Year
One-way Ticket
(Local Transport)
Gasoline
(1 liter)
2022 1.15 1.84
2021 1.15 1.39
2020 1.15 1.22
2019 1.15 1.25
2018 1.15 1.28
2017 1.15 1.13
2016 1.15 1.07
2015 1.15 1.12
2014 0.70 1.27
2013 0.85 1.36
2012 0.72 1.42
2011 0.99 1.29
Year
Monthly Pass
(Regular Price)
2022 50.00
2021 50.00
2020 50.00
2019 50.00
2018 50.00
2017 50.00
2016 50.00
2015 50.00
2014 30.00
2013 35.57
2012 24.43
2011 46.14

Salaries And Financing

Year
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages
(%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate
2022 2.48
2021 2.38
2020 2.68
2019 2.51
2018 2.55
2017 2.71
2016 3.04
2015 3.26
2014 3.12
2013 3.80
2012 4.00
2011 4.20

Utilities (Monthly)

Year
Basic
(Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 85m2 Apartment
Internet
(60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL)
2022 286.04 17.17
2021 195.44 15.00
2020 176.71 15.72
2019 174.24 16.27
2018 166.12 15.07
2017 144.70 13.79
2016 174.86 11.80
2015 184.99 11.62
2014 178.42 11.23
2013 199.38 13.93
2012 117.89 14.36
2011 61.53 14.18

Sports And Leisure

Year
Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult
Tennis Court Rent
(1 Hour on Weekend)
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat
2022 38.78 22.31 9.00
2021 38.00 21.83 8.00
2020 35.34 21.04 8.00
2019 35.14 20.08 8.00
2018 34.82 23.59 7.00
2017 35.51 20.00 7.00
2016 40.08 20.00 6.00
2015 39.11 17.92 6.00
2014 42.25 16.45 6.00
2013 48.62 15.73 5.70
2012 42.16 19.62 5.74
2011 43.14 19.11 6.02

Clothing And Shoes

Year
1 Pair of Jeans
(Levis 501 Or Similar)
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store
(Zara, H&M, ...)
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes
(Mid-Range)
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes
2022 63.96 39.50 68.33 101.20
2021 60.00 40.44 63.38 89.07
2020 62.15 35.16 73.12 96.11
2019 62.53 34.98 71.12 87.94
2018 60.60 29.80 68.12 104.08
2017 60.67 28.95 74.70 87.06
2016 60.24 32.50 68.00 97.81
2015 63.33 39.14 72.29 86.88
2014 65.00 40.00 66.89 105.83
2013 57.92 35.40 76.91 103.53
2012 60.96 45.93 73.16 96.85
2011 61.77 43.67 79.52 85.70
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