Addis Ababa vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$2798
🏠 One person rent
$407
$549
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$919
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$80.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$1220
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
32
61
😀 Quality of life
40
79
🏙️ Population
3.04M
606K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 19% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 5819th and 4604th ($923 vs $1135) 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 1.1 months in Riga. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 7141st and 535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$52.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$7.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$4.97
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$885
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$16.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$2627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$1636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$2.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$7.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$13518

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$840
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$820
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$871
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$883
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$705
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$676
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$885
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$702
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$524
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$602
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$800
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$551
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$815
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$522
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$466
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$959
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$498
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$467
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$466
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1061
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$466
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$490
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$479
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$486
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$881
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$481
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$489
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$805
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$470
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$467
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$498
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$523
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$899
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$901
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$556
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$486
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$936

Cities near Riga

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1362
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1088
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$827
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$860
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$927
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$827
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$985
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$877
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$893
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$982
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1080
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$909
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$928
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$864
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$976
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$831
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$835
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1163
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1080
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$981
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1303
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$922
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$461
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1335
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$850
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1194
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$920
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1028
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$622
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1438
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$906
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1345
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$814
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1825
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1907
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$385
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1013
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1257