Ankara vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Ankara Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$565
$1080
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1478
$2598
🏠 One person rent
$225
$536
🏘️ Family rent
$443
$831
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$349
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.4
$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$418
$1163
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
59
😀 Quality of life
70
80
🏙️ Population
5.5M
606K

The cost of living in Ankara is 48% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 7773rd and 4541st ($565 vs $1080) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 1.1 months in Riga. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 2532nd and 381st among best cities to live in the world.

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Ankara Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.24
$8.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$39.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.71
$7.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$4.43
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$491
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$161
$340
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$516
$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$347
$519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.9
$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.3
$230
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.04
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.83%
2.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$791
$2563
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$562
$1531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$1.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20
$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.51
$8.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.85
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.12
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$7.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.96
$8.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$4.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.61
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.81
$5.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$2.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.1
$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.11
$9.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.52
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.7
$67.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.6
$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$213
$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4247
$15574

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Kirikkale
$306
71 km or 44 mi Polatli
$376
99 km or 61 mi Cankiri
$375
139 km or 86 mi Bolu
$309
142 km or 88 mi Kirsehir
$368
142 km or 88 mi Karabuk
$272
168 km or 104 mi Yozgat
$317
176 km or 109 mi Duzce
$392
180 km or 112 mi Kastamonu
$377
191 km or 118 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$378
191 km or 119 mi Corum
$370
194 km or 121 mi Bartin
$290
200 km or 124 mi Eskisehir
$410
201 km or 125 mi Aksaray
$363
216 km or 134 mi Nevsehir
$355
228 km or 142 mi Sakarya
$439
228 km or 142 mi Adapazari
$311
231 km or 144 mi Konya
$401
238 km or 148 mi Afyonkarahisar
$335
246 km or 153 mi Bilecik
$390
252 km or 156 mi Kutahya
$347
255 km or 158 mi Kartepe
$374
263 km or 163 mi Kayseri
$490
263 km or 164 mi Izmit
$253
265 km or 165 mi Amasya
$377
269 km or 167 mi Golcuk
$377
270 km or 168 mi Nigde
$328
272 km or 169 mi Talas
$378
272 km or 169 mi Bor
$375
272 km or 169 mi Kocaeli
$438
278 km or 172 mi Korfez
$377
285 km or 177 mi Inegol
$384
289 km or 180 mi Eregli
$372
303 km or 188 mi Sinop
$368
305 km or 190 mi Gebze
$339
307 km or 191 mi Karaman
$440
311 km or 193 mi Cayirova
$375
312 km or 194 mi Isparta
$301
318 km or 197 mi Tokat
$288
323 km or 201 mi Bursa
$586

Cities near Riga

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1166
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$744
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$723
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$742
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$580
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$716
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$740
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$736
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$864
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$916
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$823
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$734
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$800
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$757
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$789
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$588
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$716
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1065
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$969
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$872
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1242
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$826
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$584
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1252
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$710
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$945
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$934
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$801
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$908
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$679
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1410
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$802
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1495
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1252
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$737
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1800
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1887
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$427
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$813
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1312