Albuquerque vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Albuquerque	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1985	$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5283	$2787
🏠 One person rent	$1143	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$2593	$924
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.2	$75.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3905	$1303
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	27	61
😀 Quality of life	83	79
🏙️ Population	565K	605K

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 78% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 1874th and 4764th ($1985 vs $1113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1621st and 2nd in the United States and Latvia, respectively. Check the United States vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Albuquerque ranked 115th best city to live in the United States vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 428th and 596th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Riga

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	Albuquerque	Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.8	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.1	$51.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$7.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.97	$5.24
☕ Cappuccino	$4.83	$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.66	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1081	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$923	$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2579	$915
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2277	$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.9	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2628	$2774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2334	$1723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$8.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.86	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.42	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.95	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.66	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.8	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$128	$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.4	$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.8	$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1231	$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6011	$13840

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$1942
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2170
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2211
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2396
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2262
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2623
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1661
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1854
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1695
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1618
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1832
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1813
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$948
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1875
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2425
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1856
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2373
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1766
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2369
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2421
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$1896
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1717
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$1974
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2319
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2508
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1957
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2639
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2417
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2413
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2073
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2509
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2315
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2524

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