Almaty vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1014
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2459
$3163
🏠 One person rent
$531
$592
🏘️ Family rent
$940
$1001
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.1
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$776
$1555
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
52
59
😀 Quality of life
70
80
🏙️ Population
2.23M
595K

The cost of living in Almaty is 19% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 5468th and 4631st ($1014 vs $1254) 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 0.8 months in Almaty compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 3901st and 657th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Riga

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Almaty Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.96
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.8
$56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.23
$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$5.81
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$648
$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1197
$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$768
$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.3
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.4
$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.05%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1284
$2218
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.91
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$6.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.5
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.81
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.57
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$346
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10616
$18197

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$899
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$656
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$876
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$636
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$500
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$789
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$601
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$764
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$646
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$521
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$579
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$555
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$514
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$687
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$518
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$488
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$572
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$570
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$471
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$513
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$572
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$669
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$688
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$587
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$610
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$759
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$553
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$608
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$614
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$842
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$599
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$535
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$583
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$500
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$622
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$576
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$549
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$519
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$712

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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