Addis Ababa vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2790
$3163
🏠 One person rent
$674
$592
🏘️ Family rent
$1109
$1001
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.2
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$1555
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
34
59
😀 Quality of life
45
80
🏙️ Population
5.7M
595K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 8% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 4878th and 4631st ($1148 vs $1254) 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 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 7160th and 657th 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
$3.98
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.1
$56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.55
$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$5.81
☕ Cappuccino
$0.93
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$632
$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$431
$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1134
$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$774
$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.7
$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.33%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1943
$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1220
$2218
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.81
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.83
$6.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.32
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.94
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.38
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$128
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.44
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.8
$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$127
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30429
$18197

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$910
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$931
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$746
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$800
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1050
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$923
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1045
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$563
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$521
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$748
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$590
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$682
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$564
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$481
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$872
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$513
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$484
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$483
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$947
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$476
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$497
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$494
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$788
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$488
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$505
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$745
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$478
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$476
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$513
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$532
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$803
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$809
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$591
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$543
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$834

Cities near Riga

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1374
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1000
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$893
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$938
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$895
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$964
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$860
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$982
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$932
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1179
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1225
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1054
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$974
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$938
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1040
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$835
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$859
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1220
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1258
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1077
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1434
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$928
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$758
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1594
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$881
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1455
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1085
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1114
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$1016
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1597
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1079
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1684
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1498
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1081
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1970
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1974
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$445
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1170
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1391