Atlanta vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Atlanta Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2628
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6005
$3163
🏠 One person rent
$1574
$592
🏘️ Family rent
$2484
$1001
🍽️ Food expenses
$713
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5455
$1555
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
59
😀 Quality of life
90
80
🏙️ Population
499K
595K

The cost of living in Atlanta is 110% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 688th and 4631st ($2628 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 604th and 2nd in the United States and Latvia, respectively. Check the United States vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Atlanta compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Atlanta ranked 49th best city to live in the United States vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 199th and 657th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Atlanta vs Riga

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Atlanta Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$23.3
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$95.8
$56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.3
$5.81
☕ Cappuccino
$5.39
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.96
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1746
$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1275
$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2981
$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2017
$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.8
$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.25%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3778
$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2636
$2218
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.6
$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.03
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.37
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.4
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.18
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.76
$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.3
$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.05
$6.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.6
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$160
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.4
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.5
$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1605
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22758
$18197

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi East Point
$2410
11 km or 7 mi Candler-McAfee
$2399
12 km or 7.7 mi Brookhaven
$2360
17 km or 11 mi Chamblee
$2387
17 km or 11 mi Smyrna
$2376
19 km or 12 mi Tucker
$2372
20 km or 13 mi Sandy Springs
$2406
21 km or 13 mi Stonecrest
$2352
22 km or 13 mi Dunwoody
$2409
26 km or 16 mi Marietta
$2416
29 km or 18 mi Stockbridge
$2334
29 km or 18 mi Peachtree Corners
$2405
31 km or 19 mi Douglasville
$2243
31 km or 19 mi Roswell
$2486
35 km or 22 mi Johns Creek
$2429
35 km or 22 mi Duluth
$2458
36 km or 22 mi Kennesaw
$2215
37 km or 23 mi Alpharetta
$2651
40 km or 25 mi Woodstock
$2968
41 km or 26 mi McDonough
$2289
43 km or 26 mi Milton
$2494
43 km or 27 mi Acworth
$1920
43 km or 27 mi Lawrenceville
$2069
43 km or 27 mi Peachtree
$2253
53 km or 33 mi Canton
$2472
56 km or 35 mi Newnan
$2105
58 km or 36 mi Griffin
$2254
66 km or 41 mi Carrollton
$2240
67 km or 42 mi Winder
$2003
80 km or 49 mi Gainesville
$2233
92 km or 57 mi Rome
$1922
96 km or 59 mi Athens
$1771
100 km or 62 mi LaGrange
$2187
124 km or 77 mi Macon
$1993
125 km or 78 mi Dalton
$1602
128 km or 80 mi Valley
$1852
133 km or 83 mi Anniston
$1967
135 km or 84 mi Oxford
$1955
146 km or 90 mi Warner Robins
$1930
150 km or 93 mi Columbus
$2010

Cities near Riga

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