Addis Ababa vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Addis Ababa	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1180	$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2653	$2787
🏠 One person rent	$710	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$1338	$924
🍽️ Food expenses	$322	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.8	$75.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$207	$1303
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	32	61
😀 Quality of life	39	79
🏙️ Population	5.7M	605K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 6% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 4540th and 4764th ($1180 vs $1113) 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 7025th and 596th 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	$4.24	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.7	$51.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.27	$7.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$5.24
☕ Cappuccino	$1.18	$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$637	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$444	$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1854	$915
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$859	$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.4	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$130	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.49%	4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2510	$2774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1875	$1723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.91	$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.57	$8.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.45	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.7	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.46	$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.94	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.22	$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.49	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.7	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.2	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.72	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.13	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.3	$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3446	$13840

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Cities near Addis Ababa

Distance	City	Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi	Awasa	$886
254 km or 158 mi	Dessie	$838
258 km or 161 mi	Jimma	$654
320 km or 199 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
349 km or 217 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
374 km or 232 mi	Harar	$718
421 km or 261 mi	Gondar	$897
447 km or 278 mi	Jijiga	$764
460 km or 286 mi	Dikhil	$542
495 km or 308 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
498 km or 309 mi	Borama	$518
502 km or 312 mi	Mekelle	$662
561 km or 348 mi	Djibouti City	$571
568 km or 353 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
587 km or 365 mi	Hargeisa	$660
595 km or 370 mi	Obock	$540
651 km or 405 mi	Mendefera	$487
666 km or 414 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
701 km or 436 mi	Asmara	$520
735 km or 457 mi	Massawa	$486
752 km or 467 mi	Keren	$488
758 km or 471 mi	Kassala	$1006
761 km or 473 mi	Zabid	$482
767 km or 476 mi	Taiz	$507
780 km or 485 mi	Malakal	$496
789 km or 490 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
805 km or 500 mi	Aden	$503
806 km or 501 mi	Kosti	$860
807 km or 502 mi	Ibb	$496
851 km or 529 mi	Bor	$506
853 km or 530 mi	Baidoa	$706
870 km or 541 mi	Dhamar	$486
914 km or 568 mi	Sayyan	$481
914 km or 568 mi	Juba	$513
920 km or 572 mi	Sanaa	$546
989 km or 615 mi	Khartoum North	$877
995 km or 618 mi	Khartoum	$888
995 km or 618 mi	Gulu	$594
1005 km or 625 mi	Meru	$541
1006 km or 625 mi	Omdurman	$908

Cities near Riga

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Jurmala	$1299
34 km or 21 mi	Ogre	$933
40 km or 25 mi	Jelgava	$804
103 km or 64 mi	Valmiera	$835
118 km or 74 mi	Jekabpils	$840
123 km or 77 mi	Siauliai	$953
129 km or 80 mi	Mazeikiai	$983
137 km or 85 mi	Panevezys	$950
161 km or 100 mi	Ventspils	$869
161 km or 100 mi	Parnu	$1064
174 km or 108 mi	Kuressaare	$1064
181 km or 112 mi	Viljandi	$933
186 km or 115 mi	Utena	$936
190 km or 118 mi	Daugavpils	$843
195 km or 121 mi	Liepaja	$953
203 km or 126 mi	Rezekne	$761
209 km or 130 mi	Jonava	$847
223 km or 138 mi	Tartu	$1045
228 km or 142 mi	Kaunas	$1150
229 km or 142 mi	Klaipeda	$969
262 km or 163 mi	Vilnius	$1261
270 km or 168 mi	Marijampole	$882
271 km or 168 mi	Pskov	$467
279 km or 174 mi	Tallinn	$1414
283 km or 176 mi	Alytus	$850
286 km or 178 mi	Maardu	$1219
298 km or 185 mi	Rakvere	$899
327 km or 203 mi	Suwalki	$1016
330 km or 205 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
335 km or 208 mi	Kaliningrad	$741
339 km or 211 mi	Raseborg	$1441
347 km or 215 mi	Sillamae	$952
353 km or 219 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
357 km or 222 mi	Visby	$1273
361 km or 225 mi	Narva	$953
362 km or 225 mi	Helsinki	$1816
364 km or 226 mi	Espoo	$1879
365 km or 227 mi	Grodno	$385
365 km or 227 mi	Elk	$1025
367 km or 228 mi	Lohja	$1220