Almaty vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2404
$2907
🏠 One person rent
$499
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$985
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.7
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$687
$1324
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
50
61
😀 Quality of life
65
79
🏙️ Population
1.92M
605K

The cost of living in Almaty is 20% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 6015th and 4672nd ($941 vs $1169) 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 4176th and 580th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.28
$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.31
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$5.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.6
$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.9
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.2
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.72%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.51
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.8
$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$279
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11033
$13962

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$838
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$666
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$791
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$673
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$681
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$710
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$661
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$645
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$630
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$735
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$653
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$639
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$628
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$654
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$461
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$599
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$567
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$419
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$617
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$527
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$473
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$469
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$596
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$663
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$429
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$595
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$624
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$626
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$816
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$660
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$519
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$666
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$622
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$671
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$658
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$532
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$649
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$687

Cities near Riga

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$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
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1363
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$846
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1936
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2023
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$390
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1057
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1363