Beirut vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2942
$2798
🏠 One person rent
$623
$549
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$919
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$80.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$1220
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
75
61
😀 Quality of life
62
79
🏙️ Population
2.42M
606K

The cost of living in Beirut is 5% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 4447th and 4604th ($1195 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Lebanon and Latvia, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Beirut compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 5118th and 535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.98
$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$52.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$7.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$4.97
 Cappuccino
$2.34
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$885
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$16.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3906
$2627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1717
$1636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.36
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$10.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$7.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4159
$13518

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$982
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$882
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$770
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$665
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$633
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$583
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1622
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1570
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1617
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1447
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1645
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1622
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1427
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1567
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1467
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1689
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1660
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$528
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$625
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1593
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$480
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$602
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$1962
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$436
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1850

Cities near Riga

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1362
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1088
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$827
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$860
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$927
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$827
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$985
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$877
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$893
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$982
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1080
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$909
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$928
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$864
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$976
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$831
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$835
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1163
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1080
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$981
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1303
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$922
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$461
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1335
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$850
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1194
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$920
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1028
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$622
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1438
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$906
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1345
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$814
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1825
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1907
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$385
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1013
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1257