Charlotte vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Charlotte	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2615	$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6031	$2907
🏠 One person rent	$1631	$568
🏘️ Family rent	$2780	$964
🍽️ Food expenses	$632	$392
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4594	$1324
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	68	61
😀 Quality of life	88	79
🏙️ Population	875K	605K

The cost of living in Charlotte is 124% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 574th and 4672nd ($2615 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 508th and 2nd in the United States and Latvia, respectively. Check the United States vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Charlotte compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Charlotte ranked 57th best city to live in the United States vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 230th and 580th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Riga

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	Charlotte	Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.4	$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.95	$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.93	$5.18
☕ Cappuccino	$5.04	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.43	$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1670	$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1394	$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3455	$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2308	$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.51%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4378	$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2768	$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.2	$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.8	$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.6	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.18	$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.17	$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.26	$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.28	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.78	$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.8	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$126	$46
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.3	$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1274	$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25869	$13962

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Cities near Charlotte

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Matthews	$2313
17 km or 11 mi	Mint Hill	$2288
20 km or 13 mi	Huntersville	$2178
23 km or 14 mi	Indian Trail	$2270
28 km or 18 mi	Cornelius	$2115
30 km or 18 mi	Concord	$2146
31 km or 19 mi	Gastonia	$1971
36 km or 22 mi	Kannapolis	$2119
36 km or 22 mi	Rock Hill	$2155
38 km or 23 mi	Monroe	$2194
40 km or 25 mi	Mooresville	$2012
57 km or 35 mi	Lancaster	$2142
59 km or 37 mi	Salisbury	$2081
62 km or 39 mi	Statesville	$2052
63 km or 39 mi	Shelby	$1530
72 km or 45 mi	Hickory	$1844
94 km or 58 mi	Forest	$1917
101 km or 63 mi	Thomasville	$2094
104 km or 64 mi	Rockingham	$2105
104 km or 65 mi	Spartanburg	$1919
108 km or 67 mi	Asheboro	$2110
111 km or 69 mi	Winston-Salem	$1882
113 km or 70 mi	High Point	$2110
120 km or 75 mi	Kernersville	$2162
130 km or 81 mi	Greer	$2281
132 km or 82 mi	Greensboro	$2012
138 km or 86 mi	Columbia	$1857
142 km or 88 mi	Mauldin	$2399
143 km or 89 mi	Lexington	$1955
147 km or 91 mi	Greenville	$2509
152 km or 94 mi	Florence	$1908
152 km or 95 mi	Sumter	$1872
154 km or 96 mi	Sanford	$2105
159 km or 99 mi	Burlington	$2122
160 km or 99 mi	Asheville	$2596
166 km or 103 mi	Greenwood	$2126
176 km or 109 mi	Fayetteville	$2054
179 km or 111 mi	Chapel Hill	$2212
180 km or 112 mi	Lumberton	$2076
184 km or 114 mi	Anderson	$2088

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