Chicago vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2678
$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6655
$2787
🏠 One person rent
$1596
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$2946
$924
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$200
$75.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4876
$1303
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
61
😀 Quality of life
95
79
🏙️ Population
2.75M
605K

The cost of living in Chicago is 141% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 529th and 4764th ($2678 vs $1113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 483rd 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 Chicago compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 23rd and 596th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Riga

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Chicago Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.9
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.6
$51.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$7.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$5.24
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1841
$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1327
$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3729
$915
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2474
$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.1
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.68%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3391
$2774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2689
$1723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$8.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.68
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.13
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.02
$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.63
$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63
$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.8
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.4
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2114
$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24502
$13840

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2425
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2421
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2510
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2426
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2444
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2194
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2256
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2401
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2418
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2384
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2314
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2334
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2389
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2264
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2377
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2392
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2363
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2509
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2359
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2393
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2360
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1938
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2362
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2363
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2344
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2396
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1948
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2350
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2378
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2446
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2369
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2506
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2342
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2367
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2342
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2227
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2345
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1954
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2351
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2371

Cities near Riga

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1299
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$933
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$804
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$835
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$840
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$953
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$983
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$950
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$869
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1064
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1064
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$933
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$936
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$843
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$953
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$761
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$847
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1045
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1150
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$969
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1261
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$882
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$467
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1414
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$850
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1219
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$899
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1016
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$973
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$741
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1441
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$952
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1509
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1273
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$953
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1816
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1879
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$385
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1025
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1220