Ankara vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1033
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2700
$3163
🏠 One person rent
$501
$592
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$1001
🍽️ Food expenses
$320
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.6
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1082
$1555
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
97
59
😀 Quality of life
75
80
🏙️ Population
5.8M
595K

The cost of living in Ankara is 18% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 5311th and 4631st ($1033 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Turkey and Latvia, respectively. Check Turkey vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 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 1642nd and 657th 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
$9.54
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.5
$56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.07
$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.19
$5.81
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$582
$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$409
$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1026
$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$704
$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.5
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.6
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14
$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
44.56%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1701
$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1148
$2218
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.8
$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.31
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$6.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.61
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.75
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.63
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.5
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.94
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$111
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.5
$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.5
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$743
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17149
$18197

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Kirikkale
$662
71 km or 44 mi Polatli
$752
99 km or 61 mi Cankiri
$707
139 km or 86 mi Bolu
$713
142 km or 88 mi Kirsehir
$672
142 km or 88 mi Karabuk
$557
168 km or 104 mi Yozgat
$716
176 km or 109 mi Duzce
$656
180 km or 112 mi Kastamonu
$701
191 km or 118 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$710
191 km or 119 mi Corum
$645
194 km or 121 mi Bartin
$702
200 km or 124 mi Eskisehir
$747
201 km or 125 mi Aksaray
$725
216 km or 134 mi Nevsehir
$724
228 km or 142 mi Sakarya
$710
228 km or 142 mi Adapazari
$598
231 km or 144 mi Konya
$740
238 km or 148 mi Afyonkarahisar
$641
246 km or 153 mi Bilecik
$764
252 km or 156 mi Kutahya
$606
255 km or 158 mi Kartepe
$812
263 km or 163 mi Kayseri
$686
263 km or 164 mi Izmit
$899
265 km or 165 mi Amasya
$761
269 km or 167 mi Golcuk
$807
270 km or 168 mi Nigde
$777
272 km or 169 mi Talas
$662
272 km or 169 mi Bor
$738
272 km or 169 mi Kocaeli
$824
278 km or 172 mi Korfez
$790
285 km or 177 mi Inegol
$763
289 km or 180 mi Eregli
$678
303 km or 188 mi Sinop
$916
305 km or 190 mi Gebze
$634
307 km or 191 mi Karaman
$425
311 km or 193 mi Cayirova
$651
312 km or 194 mi Isparta
$506
318 km or 197 mi Tokat
$702
323 km or 201 mi Bursa
$866

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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