Al Ain vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1455
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3100
$3163
🏠 One person rent
$900
$592
🏘️ Family rent
$1375
$1001
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.4
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2995
$1555
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
38
59
😀 Quality of life
82
80
🏙️ Population
767K
595K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 16% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 4139th and 4631st ($1455 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 2.1 months in Al Ain compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 562nd and 657th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.2
$56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.25
$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.46
$5.81
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$788
$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$731
$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1377
$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1126
$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$82.9
$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.69%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2377
$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1204
$2218
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.34
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.36
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.18
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.53
$6.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.7
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.3
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$574
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6415
$18197

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$2133
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$1355
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$1791
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$797
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1082
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1193
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$620
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$2100
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$2015
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$530
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$494
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$526
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1062
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1340
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$497
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$1218
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$521
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$559
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$514
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$965
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1059
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$778
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$505
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$917
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$700
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$558
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$485
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$454
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$457
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$471
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$717
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$816
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$459
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$517

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$1374
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$1000
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$893
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$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
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$1081
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1970
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$1974
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$445
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1170
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1391