Al Ain vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1132
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2470
$2798
🏠 One person rent
$612
$549
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$919
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.2
$80.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3750
$1220
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
37
61
😀 Quality of life
79
79
🏙️ Population
767K
606K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 0.3% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 4616th and 4604th ($1132 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 3.3 months in Al Ain compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 496th and 535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.1
$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.6
$52.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$7.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.3
$4.97
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$885
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$122
$16.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11243
$2627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6743
$1636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.22
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$2.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$7.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.54
$5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$90.5
$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.3
$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8033
$13518

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$1191
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$2229
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$1612
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$1841
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$1936
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$1577
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$1584
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$1673
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$787
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1164
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1126
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1872
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1810
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$779
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$798
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$573
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1285
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1375
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$890
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1327
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$604
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$672
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$544
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$959
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1005
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$868
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$606
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$910
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$457
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$530
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$604
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$646
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$621
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$606
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$822
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$844
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$561
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$575

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$1362
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$1088
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$827
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$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