Albuquerque vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Albuquerque	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2029	$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5026	$3163
🏠 One person rent	$1176	$592
🏘️ Family rent	$2060	$1001
🍽️ Food expenses	$600	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3981	$1555
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	27	59
😀 Quality of life	83	80
🏙️ Population	565K	595K

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 62% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 1945th and 4631st ($2029 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1522nd 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 168th best city to live in the United States vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 518th and 657th 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	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.6	$56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$5.81
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2103	$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1774	$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.8	$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2503	$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2242	$2218
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.24	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.34	$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$6.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.27	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.18	$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.78	$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.8	$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1503	$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25284	$18197

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2089
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2212
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2237
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2417
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2212
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2470
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1747
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1938
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1665
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1776
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1844
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1796
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1066
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1850
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$1961
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1920
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2367
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1803
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2423
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2548
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2573
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$1972
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1878
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$2293
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2454
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2521
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1933
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2605
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2378
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2293
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2089
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2534
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2288
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2509

Cities near Riga

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Jurmala	$1374
34 km or 21 mi	Ogre	$1000
40 km or 25 mi	Jelgava	$893
103 km or 64 mi	Valmiera	$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
361 km or 225 mi	Narva	$1081
362 km or 225 mi	Helsinki	$1970
364 km or 226 mi	Espoo	$1974
365 km or 227 mi	Grodno	$445
365 km or 227 mi	Elk	$1170
367 km or 228 mi	Lohja	$1391