Birmingham vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2204
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5203
$3163
🏠 One person rent
$1254
$592
🏘️ Family rent
$1947
$1001
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$225
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3956
$1555
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
59
😀 Quality of life
95
80
🏙️ Population
1.14M
595K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 76% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 1471st and 4631st ($2204 vs $1254) 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 1.8 months in Birmingham compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 25th and 657th 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
$18.5
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.4
$56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.68
$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.08
$5.81
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1251
$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$940
$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2007
$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1484
$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$314
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45
$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.11%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5467
$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4236
$2218
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.8
$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.4
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.59
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.23
$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.43
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21
$6.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.83
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.81
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.9
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.2
$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1631
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24178
$18197

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1959
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1914
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1894
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$2080
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1798
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1788
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1875
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1862
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1825
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1838
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1891
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1745
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1910
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1885
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1888
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$1971
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1756
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$2015
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2158
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1894
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1876
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1729
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1870
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1763
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1627
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1833
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1777
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1748
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1887
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1820
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1710
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1763
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1535
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1928
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1917
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1827
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1889
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1897
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1990
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1886

Cities near Riga

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1374
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1000
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$893
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$938
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$895
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$964
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$860
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$982
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$932
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1179
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1225
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1054
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$974
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$938
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1040
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$835
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$859
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1220
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1258
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1077
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1434
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$928
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$758
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1594
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$881
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1455
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1085
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1114
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$1016
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1597
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1079
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1684
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1498
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1081
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1970
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1974
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$445
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1170
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1391