Chicago vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2613
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6659
$2798
🏠 One person rent
$1594
$549
🏘️ Family rent
$3123
$919
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$80.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5285
$1220
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
61
😀 Quality of life
96
79
🏙️ Population
2.75M
606K

The cost of living in Chicago is 130% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 505th and 4604th ($2613 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th 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 2 months in Chicago compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 16th and 535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.3
$52.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$7.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.98
$4.97
☕ Cappuccino
$5.12
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1958
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3908
$885
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2652
$549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.2
$16.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3227
$2627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$1636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.79
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$2.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$7.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.7
$5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.85
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.1
$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.3
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2675
$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15494
$13518

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2476
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2544
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2446
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2346
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2387
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2199
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2257
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2326
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2317
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2300
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2290
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2323
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2295
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2245
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2282
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2244
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2264
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2215
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2264
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2204
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2258
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2013
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2248
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2258
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2240
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2162
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2030
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2257
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2253
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2269
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2250
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2267
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2264
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2238
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2239
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2089
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2221
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2038
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2241
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2240

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