Almaty vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1051
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$2798
🏠 One person rent
$585
$549
🏘️ Family rent
$1164
$919
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.2
$80.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$713
$1220
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
50
61
😀 Quality of life
64
79
🏙️ Population
1.92M
606K

The cost of living in Almaty is 7% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 4975th and 4604th ($1051 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Kazakhstan and Latvia, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Almaty compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 4635th and 535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.87
$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.2
$52.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.26
$7.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$4.97
 Cappuccino
$2.35
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$697
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1466
$885
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.1
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$16.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2027
$2627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1411
$1636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.9
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.35
$10.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$7.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.48
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.61
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$289
$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10418
$13518

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$935
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$488
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$878
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$398
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$560
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$653
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$504
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$529
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$633
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$738
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$532
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$658
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$641
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$671
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$479
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$641
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$475
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$434
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$623
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$558
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$479
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$488
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$651
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$674
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$416
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$651
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$673
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$669
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$785
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$682
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$564
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$680
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$667
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$682
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$692
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$582
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$664
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$735

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1362
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1088
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$827
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$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