Addis Ababa vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2584
$2907
🏠 One person rent
$604
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$1324
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
32
61
😀 Quality of life
40
79
🏙️ Population
5.23M
605K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 6% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 4928th and 4672nd ($1103 vs $1169) 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 6957th and 580th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$5.18
☕ Cappuccino
$1.31
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.04
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2736
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.9
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.28
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.8
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3443
$13962

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$810
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$814
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$590
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$799
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$667
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$626
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$946
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$671
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$554
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$527
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$686
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$584
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$684
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$553
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$490
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$935
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$524
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$492
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$491
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$988
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$489
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$502
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$851
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$513
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$711
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$491
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$491
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$520
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$550
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$868
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$889
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$579
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$535
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$902

Cities near Riga

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