Al Ain vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Al Ain Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1449
$1080
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3275
$2598
🏠 One person rent
$889
$536
🏘️ Family rent
$1583
$831
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$349
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.5
$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3640
$1163
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
37
59
😀 Quality of life
64
80
🏙️ Population
767K
606K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 34% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 2952nd and 4541st ($1449 vs $1080) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in the United Arab Emirates and Latvia, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Al Ain compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Al Ain ranked 7th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 4608th and 381st among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.76
$8.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$39.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.75
$7.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.6
$4.43
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$742
$491
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$672
$340
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1308
$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1328
$519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$230
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$96.7
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.73%
2.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2008
$2563
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1468
$1531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$1.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.2
$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.88
$8.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.68
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.51
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.64
$7.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$8.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.75
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.35
$4.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.2
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.17
$5.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$2.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.6
$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$9.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.99
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.4
$67.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.6
$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$373
$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8144
$15574

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$1924
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$1343
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$1129
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$1967
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$1020
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$1362
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$1261
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$799
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1260
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1150
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$707
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1964
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1797
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$687
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$688
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$689
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1245
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1277
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$968
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1277
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$693
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$687
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$688
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$952
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$987
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$705
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$880
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$947
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$907
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$657
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$691
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$690
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$785
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$686
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$687
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$863
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$824
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$650
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$837

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$1166
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$744
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$723
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$742
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$580
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$716
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$740
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$736
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$864
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$916
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$823
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$734
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$800
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$757
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$789
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$588
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$716
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1065
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$969
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$872
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1242
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$826
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$584
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$1252
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$710
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$945
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$934
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$801
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$908
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$679
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1410
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$802
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1495
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1252
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$737
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1800
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$1887
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$427
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$813
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1312