Alexandria vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Alexandria	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$316	$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$842	$2787
🏠 One person rent	$79.5	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$164	$924
🍽️ Food expenses	$152	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.3	$75.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$113	$1303
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	50	61
😀 Quality of life	48	79
🏙️ Population	4.87M	605K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 72% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 9165th and 4764th ($316 vs $1113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 2nd in Egypt and Latvia, respectively. Check Egypt vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 6367th and 596th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Riga

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	Alexandria	Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.49	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.9	$51.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.39	$7.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$5.24
☕ Cappuccino	$1.43	$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.3	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$96.2	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.7	$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$225	$915
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$125	$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$7.34	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$11.1	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.37	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	17.16%	4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$567	$2774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$364	$1723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$2.36	$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.91	$8.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.29	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.39	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.12	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.68	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.95	$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.79	$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.74	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.29	$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.76	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.56	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.45	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$6.03	$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$71.3	$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1522	$13840

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$289
55 km or 34 mi	Damanhur	$268
113 km or 70 mi	Tanta	$288
122 km or 76 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$269
126 km or 78 mi	Shibin El Kom	$305
141 km or 87 mi	Mansoura	$301
146 km or 91 mi	Benha	$300
167 km or 104 mi	Zagazig	$307
174 km or 108 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$365
179 km or 111 mi	Cairo	$417
181 km or 113 mi	Giza	$318
182 km or 113 mi	Damietta	$298
203 km or 126 mi	Helwan	$335
225 km or 140 mi	Port Said	$276
229 km or 142 mi	Faiyum	$325
234 km or 146 mi	Ismailia	$295
262 km or 163 mi	Beni Suef	$319
286 km or 177 mi	Suez	$272
356 km or 221 mi	Minya	$339
432 km or 268 mi	Gaza	$640
444 km or 276 mi	Netivot	$1742
444 km or 276 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
446 km or 277 mi	Sderot	$1732
447 km or 278 mi	Ofakim	$1684
454 km or 282 mi	Ashdod	$1837
460 km or 286 mi	Rahat	$1686
461 km or 287 mi	Paphos	$1551
462 km or 287 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
463 km or 287 mi	Asyut	$290
463 km or 288 mi	Yavne	$1884
463 km or 288 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
464 km or 288 mi	Beersheba	$1471
467 km or 290 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
468 km or 291 mi	Holon	$1834
470 km or 292 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
470 km or 292 mi	Rehovot	$1811
470 km or 292 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
473 km or 294 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
473 km or 294 mi	Givatayim	$2156
474 km or 295 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232

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