Beirut vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1165
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2943
$2907
🏠 One person rent
$555
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$1324
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
75
61
😀 Quality of life
61
79
🏙️ Population
2.42M
605K

The cost of living in Beirut is 0.4% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 4691st and 4672nd ($1165 vs $1169) 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 0.4 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 4996th and 580th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.5
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$5.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3352
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1315
$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4334
$13962

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$948
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$857
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$767
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$708
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$545
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$672
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1635
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1565
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1579
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1451
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1617
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1544
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1582
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1532
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1674
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1614
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$462
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$630
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1556
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$450
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$598
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2045
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$427
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1838

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