Addis Ababa vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$3118
🏠 One person rent
$758
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$989
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$449
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$1623
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
34
59
😀 Quality of life
45
81
🏙️ Population
5.7M
595K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 2% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 4635th and 4678th ($1269 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Ethiopia and Latvia, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.3 months in Riga. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 7273rd and 668th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Riga

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Addis Ababa Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.01
$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$5.82
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$3224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$9.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$5.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$9.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$53.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$528
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$17597

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$996
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$1022
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$775
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$863
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1153
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$1017
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1152
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$572
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$509
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$810
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$601
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$712
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$571
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$498
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$858
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$531
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$497
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$498
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$931
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$491
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$510
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$526
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$800
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$522
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$743
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$494
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$492
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$528
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$551
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$819
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$832
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$627
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$542
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$848

Cities near Riga

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1423
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1027
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$908
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$944
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$912
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$1001
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$903
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$1012
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$994
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1214
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1230
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1083
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$1003
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$952
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1060
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$853
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$890
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1232
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1279
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1106
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1461
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$947
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$720
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1683
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$907
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1448
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1021
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1133
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$919
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1606
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1111
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1579
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1108
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1990
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2062
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$399
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1184
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1406