Ankara vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ankara	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$959	$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2366	$2787
🏠 One person rent	$487	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$833	$924
🍽️ Food expenses	$296	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.7	$75.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$719	$1303
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	96	61
😀 Quality of life	72	79
🏙️ Population	5.8M	605K

The cost of living in Ankara is 14% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 5741st and 4764th ($959 vs $1113) 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 0.7 months in Ankara compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 1858th and 596th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Riga

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	Ankara	Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.62	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$51.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.25	$7.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.6	$5.24
☕ Cappuccino	$3.11	$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.3	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$588	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1022	$915
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$690	$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.1	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	45.39%	4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1577	$2774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1106	$1723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.16	$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.87	$8.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.59	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.69	$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.28	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.49	$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.98	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.5	$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$467	$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11471	$13840

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Ankara

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Kirikkale	$655
71 km or 44 mi	Polatli	$691
99 km or 61 mi	Cankiri	$650
139 km or 86 mi	Bolu	$616
142 km or 88 mi	Kirsehir	$663
142 km or 88 mi	Karabuk	$627
168 km or 104 mi	Yozgat	$723
176 km or 109 mi	Duzce	$535
180 km or 112 mi	Kastamonu	$492
191 km or 118 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
191 km or 119 mi	Corum	$593
194 km or 121 mi	Bartin	$710
200 km or 124 mi	Eskisehir	$691
201 km or 125 mi	Aksaray	$406
216 km or 134 mi	Nevsehir	$698
228 km or 142 mi	Sakarya	$547
228 km or 142 mi	Adapazari	$455
231 km or 144 mi	Konya	$697
238 km or 148 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
246 km or 153 mi	Bilecik	$755
252 km or 156 mi	Kutahya	$568
255 km or 158 mi	Kartepe	$872
263 km or 163 mi	Kayseri	$672
263 km or 164 mi	Izmit	$1113
265 km or 165 mi	Amasya	$578
269 km or 167 mi	Golcuk	$835
270 km or 168 mi	Nigde	$699
272 km or 169 mi	Talas	$645
272 km or 169 mi	Bor	$664
272 km or 169 mi	Kocaeli	$718
278 km or 172 mi	Korfez	$782
285 km or 177 mi	Inegol	$708
289 km or 180 mi	Eregli	$618
303 km or 188 mi	Sinop	$653
305 km or 190 mi	Gebze	$573
307 km or 191 mi	Karaman	$490
311 km or 193 mi	Cayirova	$599
312 km or 194 mi	Isparta	$474
318 km or 197 mi	Tokat	$587
323 km or 201 mi	Bursa	$743

Cities near Riga

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Jurmala	$1299
34 km or 21 mi	Ogre	$933
40 km or 25 mi	Jelgava	$804
103 km or 64 mi	Valmiera	$835
118 km or 74 mi	Jekabpils	$840
123 km or 77 mi	Siauliai	$953
129 km or 80 mi	Mazeikiai	$983
137 km or 85 mi	Panevezys	$950
161 km or 100 mi	Ventspils	$869
161 km or 100 mi	Parnu	$1064
174 km or 108 mi	Kuressaare	$1064
181 km or 112 mi	Viljandi	$933
186 km or 115 mi	Utena	$936
190 km or 118 mi	Daugavpils	$843
195 km or 121 mi	Liepaja	$953
203 km or 126 mi	Rezekne	$761
209 km or 130 mi	Jonava	$847
223 km or 138 mi	Tartu	$1045
228 km or 142 mi	Kaunas	$1150
229 km or 142 mi	Klaipeda	$969
262 km or 163 mi	Vilnius	$1261
270 km or 168 mi	Marijampole	$882
271 km or 168 mi	Pskov	$467
279 km or 174 mi	Tallinn	$1414
283 km or 176 mi	Alytus	$850
286 km or 178 mi	Maardu	$1219
298 km or 185 mi	Rakvere	$899
327 km or 203 mi	Suwalki	$1016
330 km or 205 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
335 km or 208 mi	Kaliningrad	$741
339 km or 211 mi	Raseborg	$1441
347 km or 215 mi	Sillamae	$952
353 km or 219 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
357 km or 222 mi	Visby	$1273
361 km or 225 mi	Narva	$953
362 km or 225 mi	Helsinki	$1816
364 km or 226 mi	Espoo	$1879
365 km or 227 mi	Grodno	$385
365 km or 227 mi	Elk	$1025
367 km or 228 mi	Lohja	$1220