Barcelona vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1887
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4219
$2907
🏠 One person rent
$1118
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$1805
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$475
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2221
$1324
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
98
61
😀 Quality of life
88
79
🏙️ Population
1.66M
605K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 61% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 2198th and 4672nd ($1887 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in Spain and Latvia, respectively. Check Spain vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 238th and 580th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Riga

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Barcelona Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.1
$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$5.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$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
$1205
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2081
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.6
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6469
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4528
$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.2
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.07
$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.4
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$652
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11932
$13962

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1914
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1511
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1473
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1494
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1577
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1491
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1507
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1507
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1321
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1105
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1134
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1259
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1240
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1571
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1485
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1309
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1688
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1688
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1245
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1391
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1783
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1499
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1177
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1094
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1344
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1548
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1209
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1456
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1244
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1551
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1330
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1439
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1274
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2685
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1531
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1399
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1581

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