Baltimore vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Baltimore	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2224	$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5241	$3163
🏠 One person rent	$1309	$592
🏘️ Family rent	$2141	$1001
🍽️ Food expenses	$623	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4251	$1555
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	97	59
😀 Quality of life	91	80
🏙️ Population	586K	595K

The cost of living in Baltimore is 77% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 1429th and 4631st ($2224 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1183rd 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 1.9 months in Baltimore compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Baltimore ranked 29th best city to live in the United States vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 138th and 657th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Baltimore	Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.9	$56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.61	$5.81
☕ Cappuccino	$5.42	$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$981	$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1812	$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$77.8	$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.3%	4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2495	$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2320	$2218
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.3	$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.45	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.62	$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.72	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.9	$6.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.35	$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.74	$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.6	$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1730	$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18541	$18197

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2484
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2603
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2856
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2377
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$3012
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2554
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2787
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2862
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2694
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2596
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$3016
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2678
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2769
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2512
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3350
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3031
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2695
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2913
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2275
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2318
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2801
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2367
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2508
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2799
76 km or 47 mi	York	$2088
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2803
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2793
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2341
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2222
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3338
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2095
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2608
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2205
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2379
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2109
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2037

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