Sausage in pastry at Riga Airport priced at €5.50 sparks social media debate
A picture of a sausage roll at Riga Airport priced at €5.50 has circulated on the social network Threads, with users joking about inflation. Data from Latvia's Central Statistical Bureau show consumer prices rose 3.2% year on year in September.
A food price at Riga Airport has been widely discussed this week on the social network Threads: one sausage in pastry there costs €5.50. A user posted a photo of the price and wrote that inflation had affected even this snack. The post prompted both surprise and a string of humorous comments.
One commenter joked by asking whether this was the price per kilogram. Another suggested the price would be reasonable only if the sausage came from a pig raised in a monastery courtyard and the dough from flour processed by monks. A traveller noted that prices can be higher elsewhere, saying she had recently seen a shrimp sandwich priced at €25 at Stockholm's Arlanda Airport.
The source notes that there is no information on how this sausage's price changed in previous months. It is therefore hard to judge how much of the €5.50 reflects inflation and how much reflects the airport's catering pricing policy.
What the latest statistics show
According to Latvia's Central Statistical Bureau, in data also published by the news agency LETA, consumer prices in September rose 0.2% from August and 3.2% over the year.
On a monthly basis, fuel saw the biggest increase, at 9.6%. Diesel became 10.3% more expensive and petrol 8.3%. Footwear prices rose 3.4%, electricity 3% and clothing 1.9%. Food and non-alcoholic beverage prices fell by an average of 0.8%: potatoes became 9% cheaper, pork 3.7% and coffee 2.2%.
Compared with September 2025, transport costs are up 12.6%. Fuel has risen 35.3% over the year, including diesel by 39.1% and petrol by 29.5%. Housing maintenance costs increased 7.3%, restaurant and accommodation prices 5.7%, and catering in restaurants and cafés 3.6%. Food and non-alcoholic beverage prices fell by an average of 4.8% over the year.
