Birmingham vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2046
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4833
$2907
🏠 One person rent
$1197
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$1902
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$505
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3394
$1324
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
61
😀 Quality of life
95
79
🏙️ Population
1.14M
605K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 75% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 1731st and 4672nd ($2046 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th 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 1.1 months in Riga. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 32nd and 580th among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.3
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.59
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.71
$5.18
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.18
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1172
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$905
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2143
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$305
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.3
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.8%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5216
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.4
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.86
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.8
$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.01
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.17
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$118
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1575
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19729
$13962

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1869
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1838
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1818
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1827
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1748
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1797
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1799
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1771
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1743
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1717
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1799
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1695
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1849
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1799
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1819
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2050
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1572
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1750
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2205
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1896
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1760
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1680
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1855
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1803
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1560
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1666
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1898
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1817
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1845
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1755
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1755
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1869
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1865
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1780
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1711
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1813
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1944
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1755

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