Colorado Springs vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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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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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