Ankara vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Ankara | Riga | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Ankara is 12% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 4905th and 4556th ($1118 vs $1270) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 2097th and 625th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
| 57 km or 36 mi |  Kirikkale | |
| 71 km or 44 mi | Polatli | |
| 99 km or 61 mi | Cankiri | |
| 139 km or 86 mi | Bolu | |
| 142 km or 88 mi | Kirsehir | |
| 142 km or 88 mi | Karabuk | |
| 168 km or 104 mi | Yozgat | |
| 176 km or 109 mi | Duzce | |
| 180 km or 112 mi | Kastamonu | |
| 191 km or 118 mi | Karadeniz Eregli | |
| 191 km or 119 mi | Corum | |
| 194 km or 121 mi | Bartin | |
| 200 km or 124 mi | Eskisehir | |
| 201 km or 125 mi | Aksaray | |
| 216 km or 134 mi | Nevsehir | |
| 228 km or 142 mi | Sakarya | |
| 228 km or 142 mi | Adapazari | |
| 231 km or 144 mi | Konya | |
| 238 km or 148 mi | Afyonkarahisar | |
| 246 km or 153 mi | Bilecik | |
| 252 km or 156 mi | Kutahya | |
| 255 km or 158 mi | Kartepe | |
| 263 km or 163 mi | Kayseri | |
| 263 km or 164 mi | Izmit | |
| 265 km or 165 mi | Amasya | |
| 269 km or 167 mi | Golcuk | |
| 270 km or 168 mi | Nigde | |
| 272 km or 169 mi | Talas | |
| 272 km or 169 mi | Bor | |
| 272 km or 169 mi | Kocaeli | |
| 278 km or 172 mi | Korfez | |
| 285 km or 177 mi | Inegol | |
| 289 km or 180 mi | Eregli | |
| 303 km or 188 mi | Sinop | |
| 305 km or 190 mi | Gebze | |
| 307 km or 191 mi | Karaman | |
| 311 km or 193 mi | Cayirova | |
| 312 km or 194 mi | Isparta | |
| 318 km or 197 mi | Tokat | |
| 323 km or 201 mi | Bursa |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 21 km or 13 mi |  Jurmala | |
| 34 km or 21 mi | Ogre | |
| 40 km or 25 mi | Jelgava | |
| 103 km or 64 mi | Valmiera | |
| 118 km or 74 mi | Jekabpils | |
| 123 km or 77 mi |  Siauliai | |
| 129 km or 80 mi | Mazeikiai | |
| 137 km or 85 mi | Panevezys | |
| 161 km or 100 mi | Ventspils | |
| 161 km or 100 mi |  Parnu | |
| 174 km or 108 mi | Kuressaare | |
| 181 km or 112 mi | Viljandi | |
| 186 km or 115 mi | Utena | |
| 190 km or 118 mi | Daugavpils | |
| 195 km or 121 mi | Liepaja | |
| 203 km or 126 mi | Rezekne | |
| 209 km or 130 mi | Jonava | |
| 223 km or 138 mi | Tartu | |
| 228 km or 142 mi | Kaunas | |
| 229 km or 142 mi | Klaipeda | |
| 262 km or 163 mi | Vilnius | |
| 270 km or 168 mi | Marijampole | |
| 271 km or 168 mi |  Pskov | |
| 279 km or 174 mi | Tallinn | |
| 283 km or 176 mi | Alytus | |
| 286 km or 178 mi | Maardu | |
| 298 km or 185 mi | Rakvere | |
| 327 km or 203 mi |  Suwalki | |
| 330 km or 205 mi | Kohtla-Jarve | |
| 335 km or 208 mi | Kaliningrad | |
| 339 km or 211 mi |  Raseborg | |
| 347 km or 215 mi | Sillamae | |
| 353 km or 219 mi | Kirkkonummi | |
| 357 km or 222 mi |  Visby | |
| 361 km or 225 mi | Narva | |
| 362 km or 225 mi | Helsinki | |
| 364 km or 226 mi | Espoo | |
| 365 km or 227 mi |  Grodno | |
| 365 km or 227 mi | Elk | |
| 367 km or 228 mi | Lohja |