Albuquerque vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Albuquerque Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2111
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5353
$2907
🏠 One person rent
$1277
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$2649
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$582
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$89
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4150
$1324
😷 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 81% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 1562nd and 4672nd ($2111 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1345th 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 1.1 months in Riga. Albuquerque ranked 101st best city to live in the United States vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 396th and 580th among best cities to live in the world.

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Albuquerque Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.1
$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.3
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.92
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.98
$5.18
 Cappuccino
$4.75
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.64
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1315
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1008
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2600
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2319
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.6
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.45%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2504
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2241
$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.9
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$10.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.67
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.4
$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.11
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.5
$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.72
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.7
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.85
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$129
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.3
$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1341
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5953
$13962

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$1629
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$1805
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$1775
376 km or 233 mi Ciudad Juarez
$974
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$1834
393 km or 244 mi Pueblo
$2288
418 km or 259 mi Hobbs
$1834
433 km or 269 mi Fountain
$2220
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$1707
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$2200
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$2213
456 km or 283 mi Flagstaff
$2268
460 km or 286 mi Plainview
$1896
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$1715
472 km or 293 mi Grand Junction
$1945
491 km or 305 mi Apache Junction
$2342
496 km or 308 mi Florence
$2324
498 km or 310 mi Castle Rock
$2465
498 km or 310 mi Fountain Hills
$2352
502 km or 312 mi Agua Prieta
$778
502 km or 312 mi Oro Valley
$2040
505 km or 314 mi Queen Creek
$2338
510 km or 317 mi Casas Adobes
$2016
512 km or 318 mi Tucson
$1954
513 km or 319 mi Highlands Ranch
$2613
514 km or 320 mi Gilbert
$2372
515 km or 320 mi Mesa
$2416
516 km or 320 mi Marana
$2052
516 km or 321 mi Parker
$2498
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$2295
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Distance City Cost of living
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$1377
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1111
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$856
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$893
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$946
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$999
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$902
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$923
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1102
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1151
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$966
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$950
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$899
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1029
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$817
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$856
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1120
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1191
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1016
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1341
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$886
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$440
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1447
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$871
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1278
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$973
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1061
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$578
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1525
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$979
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$1608
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1363
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$846
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1936
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2023
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$390
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1057
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1363