Austin vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Austin	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2473	$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5974	$2907
🏠 One person rent	$1613	$568
🏘️ Family rent	$3016	$964
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$392
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5652	$1324
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	66	61
😀 Quality of life	91	79
🏙️ Population	962K	605K

The cost of living in Austin is 112% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 812th and 4672nd ($2473 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 724th 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 2.3 months in Austin compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Austin ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 116th and 580th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Riga

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	Austin	Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.91	$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$5.18
☕ Cappuccino	$5.5	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.61	$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1954	$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1307	$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4136	$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2445	$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.63%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4709	$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2939	$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.6	$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.94	$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.29	$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.91	$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.98	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.8	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$145	$46
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$64	$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1453	$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21741	$13962

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2145
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2250
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2194
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2226
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2156
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2177
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$2006
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2097
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2172
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2155
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2186
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2194
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1890
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2071
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1764
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2223
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2231
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2129
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2137
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1798
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2143
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2145
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2156
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2248
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2173
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2080
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2158
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2189
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2101
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2003
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2035
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2299

Cities near Riga

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Jurmala	$1377
34 km or 21 mi	Ogre	$1111
40 km or 25 mi	Jelgava	$856
103 km or 64 mi	Valmiera	$893
118 km or 74 mi	Jekabpils	$946
123 km or 77 mi	Siauliai	$999
129 km or 80 mi	Mazeikiai	$1042
137 km or 85 mi	Panevezys	$902
161 km or 100 mi	Ventspils	$923
161 km or 100 mi	Parnu	$1102
174 km or 108 mi	Kuressaare	$1151
181 km or 112 mi	Viljandi	$966
186 km or 115 mi	Utena	$950
190 km or 118 mi	Daugavpils	$899
195 km or 121 mi	Liepaja	$1029
203 km or 126 mi	Rezekne	$817
209 km or 130 mi	Jonava	$856
223 km or 138 mi	Tartu	$1120
228 km or 142 mi	Kaunas	$1191
229 km or 142 mi	Klaipeda	$1016
262 km or 163 mi	Vilnius	$1341
270 km or 168 mi	Marijampole	$886
271 km or 168 mi	Pskov	$440
279 km or 174 mi	Tallinn	$1447
283 km or 176 mi	Alytus	$871
286 km or 178 mi	Maardu	$1278
298 km or 185 mi	Rakvere	$973
327 km or 203 mi	Suwalki	$1061
330 km or 205 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$990
335 km or 208 mi	Kaliningrad	$578
339 km or 211 mi	Raseborg	$1525
347 km or 215 mi	Sillamae	$979
353 km or 219 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1608
357 km or 222 mi	Visby	$1363
361 km or 225 mi	Narva	$846
362 km or 225 mi	Helsinki	$1936
364 km or 226 mi	Espoo	$2023
365 km or 227 mi	Grodno	$390
365 km or 227 mi	Elk	$1057
367 km or 228 mi	Lohja	$1363