Birmingham vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2004
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4769
$2798
🏠 One person rent
$1189
$549
🏘️ Family rent
$1948
$919
🍽️ Food expenses
$479
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$80.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3056
$1220
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
61
😀 Quality of life
93
79
🏙️ Population
1.14M
606K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 76% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 1780th and 4604th ($2004 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th 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 1.1 months in Riga. Birmingham ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 58th and 535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19
$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.6
$52.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.18
$7.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$4.97
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1103
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2219
$885
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1470
$549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$293
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$16.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.95%
4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$2627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3766
$1636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.1
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$2.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$7.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.13
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.79
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.4
$5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.98
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.42
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.7
$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1501
$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18689
$13518

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1809
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1765
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1751
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1817
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1680
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1733
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1723
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1716
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1664
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1687
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1713
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1586
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1683
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1722
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1727
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2320
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1497
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1711
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$1969
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1831
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1688
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1603
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1751
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1675
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1472
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1588
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1797
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1654
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1761
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1737
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1674
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1784
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1785
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1675
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1653
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1815
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1966
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1673

Cities near Riga

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1362
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1088
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$827
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$860
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$927
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$827
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$985
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$877
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$893
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$982
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1080
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$909
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$928
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$864
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$976
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$831
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$835
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1163
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1080
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$981
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1303
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$922
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$461
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1335
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$850
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1194
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$920
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1028
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$622
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1438
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$906
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1345
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$814
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1825
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1907
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$385
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1013
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1257