Austin vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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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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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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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