Chicago vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2667
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6807
$2907
🏠 One person rent
$1579
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$3056
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$205
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4901
$1324
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
61
😀 Quality of life
96
79
🏙️ Population
2.75M
605K

The cost of living in Chicago is 128% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 483rd and 4672nd ($2667 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 425th 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 1.1 months in Riga. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 20th and 580th 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
$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.3
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.62
$5.18
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.12
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1974
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1280
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3828
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2594
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.1
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.61%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3554
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3158
$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.5
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.92
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.65
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.1
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.3
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.2
$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2457
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19423
$13962

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2427
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2463
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2424
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2375
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2376
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2177
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2307
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2344
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2352
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2326
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2367
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2412
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2393
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2292
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2313
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2305
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2360
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2358
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2292
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2268
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2292
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1950
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2293
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2296
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2295
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2224
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1975
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2276
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2392
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2363
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2276
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2380
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2290
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2269
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2280
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2134
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2331
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2002
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2274
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2357

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