Baltimore vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baltimore	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2287	$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5428	$2787
🏠 One person rent	$1367	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$2370	$924
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$75.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4207	$1303
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	97	61
😀 Quality of life	90	79
🏙️ Population	586K	605K

The cost of living in Baltimore is 106% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 1182nd and 4764th ($2287 vs $1113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1076th 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 1.8 months in Baltimore compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Baltimore ranked 24th best city to live in the United States vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 131st and 596th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Riga

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	Baltimore	Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.3	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.2	$51.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$7.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.37	$5.24
☕ Cappuccino	$5.16	$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1496	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2801	$915
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1959	$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.7	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.61%	4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2120	$2774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1975	$1723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.58	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$8.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.39	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.29	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.76	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.2	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1264	$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22681	$13840

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2500
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2760
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2299
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2909
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2961
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2566
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2548
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2596
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2777
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3149
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$2893
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2791
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2856
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2210
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2389
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2617
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2309
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2498
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2513
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1979
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2786
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2696
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2197
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2085
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3174
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2033
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2539
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2250
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2640
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2149

Cities near Riga

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Jurmala	$1299
34 km or 21 mi	Ogre	$933
40 km or 25 mi	Jelgava	$804
103 km or 64 mi	Valmiera	$835
118 km or 74 mi	Jekabpils	$840
123 km or 77 mi	Siauliai	$953
129 km or 80 mi	Mazeikiai	$983
137 km or 85 mi	Panevezys	$950
161 km or 100 mi	Ventspils	$869
161 km or 100 mi	Parnu	$1064
174 km or 108 mi	Kuressaare	$1064
181 km or 112 mi	Viljandi	$933
186 km or 115 mi	Utena	$936
190 km or 118 mi	Daugavpils	$843
195 km or 121 mi	Liepaja	$953
203 km or 126 mi	Rezekne	$761
209 km or 130 mi	Jonava	$847
223 km or 138 mi	Tartu	$1045
228 km or 142 mi	Kaunas	$1150
229 km or 142 mi	Klaipeda	$969
262 km or 163 mi	Vilnius	$1261
270 km or 168 mi	Marijampole	$882
271 km or 168 mi	Pskov	$467
279 km or 174 mi	Tallinn	$1414
283 km or 176 mi	Alytus	$850
286 km or 178 mi	Maardu	$1219
298 km or 185 mi	Rakvere	$899
327 km or 203 mi	Suwalki	$1016
330 km or 205 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
335 km or 208 mi	Kaliningrad	$741
339 km or 211 mi	Raseborg	$1441
347 km or 215 mi	Sillamae	$952
353 km or 219 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
357 km or 222 mi	Visby	$1273
361 km or 225 mi	Narva	$953
362 km or 225 mi	Helsinki	$1816
364 km or 226 mi	Espoo	$1879
365 km or 227 mi	Grodno	$385
365 km or 227 mi	Elk	$1025
367 km or 228 mi	Lohja	$1220