Ankara vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$907
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2334
$2907
🏠 One person rent
$439
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.6
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$758
$1324
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
61
😀 Quality of life
73
79
🏙️ Population
5.8M
605K

The cost of living in Ankara is 22% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 6106th and 4672nd ($907 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Turkey and Latvia, respectively. Check Turkey vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Ankara compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 1608th and 580th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ankara Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.47
$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.36
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.48
$5.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.75
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$516
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$354
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$947
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.7
$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
41.5%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1532
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1031
$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.52
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.4
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.18
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.85
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.86
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.16
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.8
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.82
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$81.6
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.5
$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$493
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9972
$13962

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Kirikkale
$675
71 km or 44 mi Polatli
$678
99 km or 61 mi Cankiri
$643
139 km or 86 mi Bolu
$599
142 km or 88 mi Kirsehir
$673
142 km or 88 mi Karabuk
$617
168 km or 104 mi Yozgat
$705
176 km or 109 mi Duzce
$461
180 km or 112 mi Kastamonu
$504
191 km or 118 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$589
191 km or 119 mi Corum
$591
194 km or 121 mi Bartin
$672
200 km or 124 mi Eskisehir
$716
201 km or 125 mi Aksaray
$426
216 km or 134 mi Nevsehir
$607
228 km or 142 mi Sakarya
$605
228 km or 142 mi Adapazari
$502
231 km or 144 mi Konya
$674
238 km or 148 mi Afyonkarahisar
$463
246 km or 153 mi Bilecik
$692
252 km or 156 mi Kutahya
$700
255 km or 158 mi Kartepe
$633
263 km or 163 mi Kayseri
$656
263 km or 164 mi Izmit
$652
265 km or 165 mi Amasya
$606
269 km or 167 mi Golcuk
$642
270 km or 168 mi Nigde
$662
272 km or 169 mi Talas
$625
272 km or 169 mi Bor
$637
272 km or 169 mi Kocaeli
$695
278 km or 172 mi Korfez
$643
285 km or 177 mi Inegol
$690
289 km or 180 mi Eregli
$618
303 km or 188 mi Sinop
$647
305 km or 190 mi Gebze
$579
307 km or 191 mi Karaman
$536
311 km or 193 mi Cayirova
$594
312 km or 194 mi Isparta
$482
318 km or 197 mi Tokat
$728
323 km or 201 mi Bursa
$789

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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