Atlanta vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Atlanta Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2617
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5892
$3118
🏠 One person rent
$1587
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$2476
$989
🍽️ Food expenses
$690
$449
🚐 Transport expenses
$143
$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5193
$1623
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
59
😀 Quality of life
90
81
🏙️ Population
499K
595K

The cost of living in Atlanta is 110% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 699th and 4678th ($2617 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 606th 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 months in Atlanta compared to 1.3 months in Riga. Atlanta ranked 58th best city to live in the United States vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 231st and 668th 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
$20.9
$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.7
$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.04
$5.82
☕ Cappuccino
$5.13
$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.6
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1741
$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1298
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2969
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2013
$662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72
$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.37%
4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3301
$3224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2480
$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$1.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.8
$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$9.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.48
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.05
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.89
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.4
$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.48
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.9
$5.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$9.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.97
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.4
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.8
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$159
$53.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.2
$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.7
$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1409
$528
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23857
$17597

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Cities near Atlanta

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi East Point
$2392
11 km or 7 mi Candler-McAfee
$2390
12 km or 7.7 mi Brookhaven
$2375
17 km or 11 mi Chamblee
$2373
17 km or 11 mi Smyrna
$2330
19 km or 12 mi Tucker
$2366
20 km or 13 mi Sandy Springs
$2395
21 km or 13 mi Stonecrest
$2340
22 km or 13 mi Dunwoody
$2415
26 km or 16 mi Marietta
$2429
29 km or 18 mi Stockbridge
$2321
29 km or 18 mi Peachtree Corners
$2418
31 km or 19 mi Douglasville
$2201
31 km or 19 mi Roswell
$2525
35 km or 22 mi Johns Creek
$2447
35 km or 22 mi Duluth
$2453
36 km or 22 mi Kennesaw
$2220
37 km or 23 mi Alpharetta
$2722
40 km or 25 mi Woodstock
$2980
41 km or 26 mi McDonough
$2282
43 km or 26 mi Milton
$2544
43 km or 27 mi Acworth
$1911
43 km or 27 mi Lawrenceville
$2090
43 km or 27 mi Peachtree
$2270
53 km or 33 mi Canton
$2490
56 km or 35 mi Newnan
$2109
58 km or 36 mi Griffin
$2239
66 km or 41 mi Carrollton
$2253
67 km or 42 mi Winder
$1990
80 km or 49 mi Gainesville
$2251
92 km or 57 mi Rome
$1919
96 km or 59 mi Athens
$1791
100 km or 62 mi LaGrange
$2202
124 km or 77 mi Macon
$1932
125 km or 78 mi Dalton
$1593
128 km or 80 mi Valley
$1814
133 km or 83 mi Anniston
$1966
135 km or 84 mi Oxford
$1946
146 km or 90 mi Warner Robins
$1928
150 km or 93 mi Columbus
$2004

Cities near Riga

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1423
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1027
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$908
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$944
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$912
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$1001
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$903
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$1012
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$994
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1214
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1230
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1083
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$1003
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$952
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1060
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$853
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$890
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1232
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1279
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1106
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1461
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$947
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$720
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1683
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$907
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1448
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1021
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1133
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$919
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1606
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1111
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1579
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1108
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1990
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2062
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$399
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1184
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1406