Abu Dhabi vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4703	$2787
🏠 One person rent	$1173	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$2618	$924
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.6	$75.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3781	$1303
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	53	61
😀 Quality of life	83	79
🏙️ Population	1.48M	605K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 64% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 2320th and 4764th ($1828 vs $1113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in the United Arab Emirates and Latvia, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 438th and 596th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Riga

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	Abu Dhabi	Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$51.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.61	$7.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.8	$5.24
☕ Cappuccino	$5.72	$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1236	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2996	$915
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2225	$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.9	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.24%	4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5750	$2774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4816	$1723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$8.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.27	$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.98	$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.88	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.3	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.2	$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12452	$13840

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2379
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1494
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1844
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2240
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1239
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1779
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1709
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$780
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$967
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1223
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1280
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1243
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1090
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$547
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$1068
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1056
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$548
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$897
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$901
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$514
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$518
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$589
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$551
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$546
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$563
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$557
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$585
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$515
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$464
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$605
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$529
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1637
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$536

Cities near Riga

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Jurmala	$1299
34 km or 21 mi	Ogre	$933
40 km or 25 mi	Jelgava	$804
103 km or 64 mi	Valmiera	$835
118 km or 74 mi	Jekabpils	$840
123 km or 77 mi	Siauliai	$953
129 km or 80 mi	Mazeikiai	$983
137 km or 85 mi	Panevezys	$950
161 km or 100 mi	Ventspils	$869
161 km or 100 mi	Parnu	$1064
174 km or 108 mi	Kuressaare	$1064
181 km or 112 mi	Viljandi	$933
186 km or 115 mi	Utena	$936
190 km or 118 mi	Daugavpils	$843
195 km or 121 mi	Liepaja	$953
203 km or 126 mi	Rezekne	$761
209 km or 130 mi	Jonava	$847
223 km or 138 mi	Tartu	$1045
228 km or 142 mi	Kaunas	$1150
229 km or 142 mi	Klaipeda	$969
262 km or 163 mi	Vilnius	$1261
270 km or 168 mi	Marijampole	$882
271 km or 168 mi	Pskov	$467
279 km or 174 mi	Tallinn	$1414
283 km or 176 mi	Alytus	$850
286 km or 178 mi	Maardu	$1219
298 km or 185 mi	Rakvere	$899
327 km or 203 mi	Suwalki	$1016
330 km or 205 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
335 km or 208 mi	Kaliningrad	$741
339 km or 211 mi	Raseborg	$1441
347 km or 215 mi	Sillamae	$952
353 km or 219 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
357 km or 222 mi	Visby	$1273
361 km or 225 mi	Narva	$953
362 km or 225 mi	Helsinki	$1816
364 km or 226 mi	Espoo	$1879
365 km or 227 mi	Grodno	$385
365 km or 227 mi	Elk	$1025
367 km or 228 mi	Lohja	$1220