Colorado Springs vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Colorado Springs	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2213	$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4971	$2907
🏠 One person rent	$1394	$568
🏘️ Family rent	$2096	$964
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$392
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4161	$1324
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	62	61
😀 Quality of life	85	79
🏙️ Population	479K	605K

The cost of living in Colorado Springs is 89% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 1343rd and 4672nd ($2213 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1178th 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 1.9 months in Colorado Springs compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Colorado Springs ranked 88th best city to live in the United States vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 341st and 580th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Colorado Springs vs Riga

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	Colorado Springs	Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.3	$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.7	$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.34	$5.18
☕ Cappuccino	$6.08	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3	$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1384	$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1152	$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2184	$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1753	$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$81.5	$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2336	$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2322	$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.5	$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.75	$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.28	$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.14	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.92	$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.45	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.55	$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.5	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.3	$46
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.3	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1664	$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24475	$13962

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Cities near Colorado Springs

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 9 mi	Security-Widefield	$2200
21 km or 13 mi	Fountain	$2220
57 km or 35 mi	Castle Rock	$2465
68 km or 42 mi	Pueblo	$2288
73 km or 45 mi	Parker	$2498
77 km or 48 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2613
82 km or 51 mi	Centennial	$2489
86 km or 53 mi	Littleton	$2295
89 km or 55 mi	Englewood	$2359
94 km or 59 mi	Aurora	$2691
97 km or 61 mi	Lakewood	$2478
99 km or 61 mi	Denver	$2699
104 km or 65 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2514
108 km or 67 mi	Arvada	$2562
109 km or 68 mi	Commerce	$2336
110 km or 68 mi	Westminster	$2605
116 km or 72 mi	Northglenn	$2756
116 km or 72 mi	Thornton	$2800
121 km or 75 mi	Broomfield	$2988
124 km or 77 mi	Brighton	$2547
129 km or 80 mi	Lafayette	$2681
136 km or 84 mi	Boulder	$2552
148 km or 92 mi	Longmont	$2579
173 km or 107 mi	Greeley	$1983
173 km or 108 mi	Loveland	$2551
191 km or 119 mi	Fort Collins	$2177
254 km or 158 mi	Cheyenne	$1770
281 km or 174 mi	Laramie	$1860
283 km or 176 mi	Taos	$2398
327 km or 203 mi	Grand Junction	$1945
337 km or 210 mi	Espanola	$2176
347 km or 216 mi	Scottsbluff	$1937
356 km or 221 mi	Garden	$1701
370 km or 230 mi	Santa Fe	$2067
380 km or 236 mi	Farmington	$3686
395 km or 245 mi	Liberal	$1700
426 km or 264 mi	North Platte	$1861
434 km or 270 mi	Dodge	$1765
436 km or 271 mi	Rio Rancho	$2099
447 km or 278 mi	Albuquerque	$2111

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