Birmingham vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Birmingham Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2219
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5157
$3118
🏠 One person rent
$1271
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$1934
$989
🍽️ Food expenses
$562
$449
🚐 Transport expenses
$217
$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3699
$1623
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
59
😀 Quality of life
94
81
🏙️ Population
1.14M
595K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 78% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 1454th and 4678th ($2219 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 2nd in the United Kingdom and Latvia, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Birmingham compared to 1.3 months in Riga. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 41st and 668th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Birmingham vs Riga

Prices for goods and services in Birmingham and Riga are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Birmingham Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.1
$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.6
$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.95
$5.82
☕ Cappuccino
$4.89
$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.32
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1255
$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$964
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2045
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$315
$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.8
$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.96%
4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5472
$3224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4260
$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.99
$1.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.2
$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.7
$9.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.5
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.94
$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.29
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.44
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21.3
$5.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$9.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.82
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.2
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$53.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.3
$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1648
$528
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21078
$17597

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Birmingham

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1972
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1920
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1909
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1957
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1818
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1780
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1892
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1872
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1835
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1836
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1887
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1769
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1881
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1886
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1910
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2010
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1693
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$2006
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2163
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1902
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1861
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1742
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1871
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1770
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1627
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1754
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1838
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1733
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1900
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1833
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1730
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1749
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1519
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1912
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1942
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1841
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1921
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1928
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1891
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1894

Cities near Riga

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1423
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1027
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$908
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$944
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$912
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$1001
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$903
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$1012
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$994
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1214
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1230
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1083
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$1003
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$952
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1060
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$853
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$890
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1232
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1279
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1106
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1461
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$947
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$720
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1683
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$907
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1448
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1021
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1133
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$919
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1606
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1111
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1579
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1108
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1990
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2062
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$399
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1184
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1406