Almaty vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$884
$1270
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$3141
🏠 One person rent
$477
$619
🏘️ Family rent
$829
$1049
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$445
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.2
$81.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$656
$1509
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
52
61
😀 Quality of life
70
82
🏙️ Population
2.23M
605K

The cost of living in Almaty is 30% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 6307th and 4556th ($884 vs $1270) 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 1.2 months in Riga. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 4103rd and 625th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.77
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.1
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.23
$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$5.71
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$3.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$588
$547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$378
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1004
$965
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$696
$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$189
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$285
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$18.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.26%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1678
$3110
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1048
$1956
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.3
$35.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.35
$9.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.6
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$9.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$5.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.52
$9.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$3.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$47.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.87
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.6
$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$91.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9881
$16726

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$787
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$629
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$762
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$613
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$501
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$743
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$573
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$678
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$615
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$625
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$559
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$532
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$639
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$618
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$651
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$445
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$544
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$549
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$451
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$614
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$562
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$648
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$680
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$525
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$626
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$754
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$525
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$577
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$583
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$844
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$620
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$468
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$600
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$472
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$650
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$603
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$480
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$649
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$680

Cities near Riga

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1419
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1046
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$889
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$928
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$894
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$967
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$864
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$988
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$968
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1184
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1192
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1041
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$974
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$929
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1034
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$840
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$865
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1174
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1334
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1057
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1414
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$920
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$680
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1601
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$883
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1372
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$999
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1113
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1089
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$829
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1566
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1064
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1737
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1485
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1083
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1947
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1937
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$349
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1125
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1383