Birmingham vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Birmingham	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1951	$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4641	$2787
🏠 One person rent	$1137	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$1834	$924
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$75.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3011	$1303
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	96	61
😀 Quality of life	94	79
🏙️ Population	1.14M	605K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 75% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 1973rd and 4764th ($1951 vs $1113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th 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 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 35th and 596th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Riga

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	Birmingham	Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$51.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.87	$7.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$5.24
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.15	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1083	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$915
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1380	$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.86%	4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4882	$2774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3808	$1723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.1	$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$8.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.49	$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.12	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.2	$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.4	$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.99	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.6	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.3	$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1512	$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18058	$13840

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1819
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1824
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1740
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1717
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1743
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1732
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1731
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1718
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1728
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1608
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1737
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1736
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1744
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$1903
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1452
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1679
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2009
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1798
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1663
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1569
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1750
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1633
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1450
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1600
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1805
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1727
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1759
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1693
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1591
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1739
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1790
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1686
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1623
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1814
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1820
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1748

Cities near Riga

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Jurmala	$1299
34 km or 21 mi	Ogre	$933
40 km or 25 mi	Jelgava	$804
103 km or 64 mi	Valmiera	$835
118 km or 74 mi	Jekabpils	$840
123 km or 77 mi	Siauliai	$953
129 km or 80 mi	Mazeikiai	$983
137 km or 85 mi	Panevezys	$950
161 km or 100 mi	Ventspils	$869
161 km or 100 mi	Parnu	$1064
174 km or 108 mi	Kuressaare	$1064
181 km or 112 mi	Viljandi	$933
186 km or 115 mi	Utena	$936
190 km or 118 mi	Daugavpils	$843
195 km or 121 mi	Liepaja	$953
203 km or 126 mi	Rezekne	$761
209 km or 130 mi	Jonava	$847
223 km or 138 mi	Tartu	$1045
228 km or 142 mi	Kaunas	$1150
229 km or 142 mi	Klaipeda	$969
262 km or 163 mi	Vilnius	$1261
270 km or 168 mi	Marijampole	$882
271 km or 168 mi	Pskov	$467
279 km or 174 mi	Tallinn	$1414
283 km or 176 mi	Alytus	$850
286 km or 178 mi	Maardu	$1219
298 km or 185 mi	Rakvere	$899
327 km or 203 mi	Suwalki	$1016
330 km or 205 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
335 km or 208 mi	Kaliningrad	$741
339 km or 211 mi	Raseborg	$1441
347 km or 215 mi	Sillamae	$952
353 km or 219 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
357 km or 222 mi	Visby	$1273
361 km or 225 mi	Narva	$953
362 km or 225 mi	Helsinki	$1816
364 km or 226 mi	Espoo	$1879
365 km or 227 mi	Grodno	$385
365 km or 227 mi	Elk	$1025
367 km or 228 mi	Lohja	$1220