Abu Dhabi vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1802
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4691
$2907
🏠 One person rent
$1140
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$2569
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$442
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.3
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3906
$1324
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
52
61
😀 Quality of life
83
79
🏙️ Population
1.48M
605K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 54% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 2486th and 4672nd ($1802 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 2.2 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 405th and 580th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abu Dhabi Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.3
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.9
$5.18
 Cappuccino
$5.81
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1179
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$880
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2759
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2207
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.18%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4957
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4315
$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.28
$10.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.83
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.21
$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.61
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.03
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.83
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.95
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.9
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.5
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.3
$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$667
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12787
$13962

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Distance City Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
129 km or 80 mi Dubai
$2309
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1503
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1050
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$2084
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1232
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$1810
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1719
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$786
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$994
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1218
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1226
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1110
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$561
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$870
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$989
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$556
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$878
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$928
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$520
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$547
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$558
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$548
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$541
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$546
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$537
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$687
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$531
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$515
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$467
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$639
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$489
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1586
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$507

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1377
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1111
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$856
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$893
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$946
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$999
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$902
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$923
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1102
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1151
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$966
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$950
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$899
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1029
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$817
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$856
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1120
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1191
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1016
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1341
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$886
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$440
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1447
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$871
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1278
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$973
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1061
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$578
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1525
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$979
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1363
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$846
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1936
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2023
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$390
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1057
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1363