Colorado Springs vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Colorado Springs	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2430	$1270
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5327	$3141
🏠 One person rent	$1546	$619
🏘️ Family rent	$2319	$1049
🍽️ Food expenses	$624	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$107	$81.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4242	$1509
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	62	61
😀 Quality of life	86	82
🏙️ Population	479K	605K

The cost of living in Colorado Springs is 91% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 977th and 4556th ($2430 vs $1270) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 857th 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 1.7 months in Colorado Springs compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Colorado Springs ranked 126th best city to live in the United States vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 403rd and 625th 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	$17.6	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.3	$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.34	$5.71
☕ Cappuccino	$5.59	$3.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.48	$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1482	$547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1316	$378
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2307	$965
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2000	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$189
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$285
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$84.8	$18.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2414	$3110
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2388	$1956
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.2	$35.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.5	$9.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.85	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.33	$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.16	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.9	$9.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.52	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.94	$5.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$9.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.98	$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.7	$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.54	$3.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.7	$47.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$109	$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.5	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.3	$91.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1498	$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24491	$16726

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Cities near Colorado Springs

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 9 mi	Security-Widefield	$2377
21 km or 13 mi	Fountain	$2385
57 km or 35 mi	Castle Rock	$2520
68 km or 42 mi	Pueblo	$2353
73 km or 45 mi	Parker	$2537
77 km or 48 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2617
82 km or 51 mi	Centennial	$2540
86 km or 53 mi	Littleton	$2321
89 km or 55 mi	Englewood	$2407
94 km or 59 mi	Aurora	$2735
97 km or 61 mi	Lakewood	$2552
99 km or 61 mi	Denver	$2775
104 km or 65 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2597
108 km or 67 mi	Arvada	$2605
109 km or 68 mi	Commerce	$2416
110 km or 68 mi	Westminster	$2638
116 km or 72 mi	Northglenn	$2677
116 km or 72 mi	Thornton	$2744
121 km or 75 mi	Broomfield	$2961
124 km or 77 mi	Brighton	$2596
129 km or 80 mi	Lafayette	$2760
136 km or 84 mi	Boulder	$2876
148 km or 92 mi	Longmont	$2760
173 km or 107 mi	Greeley	$2019
173 km or 108 mi	Loveland	$2465
191 km or 119 mi	Fort Collins	$2231
254 km or 158 mi	Cheyenne	$1771
281 km or 174 mi	Laramie	$1895
283 km or 176 mi	Taos	$2407
327 km or 203 mi	Grand Junction	$2263
337 km or 210 mi	Espanola	$2235
347 km or 216 mi	Scottsbluff	$1850
356 km or 221 mi	Garden	$1705
370 km or 230 mi	Santa Fe	$2204
380 km or 236 mi	Farmington	$2514
395 km or 245 mi	Liberal	$1699
426 km or 264 mi	North Platte	$1824
434 km or 270 mi	Dodge	$1753
436 km or 271 mi	Rio Rancho	$2054
447 km or 278 mi	Albuquerque	$1964

Cities near Riga

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Jurmala	$1419
34 km or 21 mi	Ogre	$1046
40 km or 25 mi	Jelgava	$889
103 km or 64 mi	Valmiera	$928
118 km or 74 mi	Jekabpils	$894
123 km or 77 mi	Siauliai	$967
129 km or 80 mi	Mazeikiai	$864
137 km or 85 mi	Panevezys	$988
161 km or 100 mi	Ventspils	$968
161 km or 100 mi	Parnu	$1184
174 km or 108 mi	Kuressaare	$1192
181 km or 112 mi	Viljandi	$1041
186 km or 115 mi	Utena	$974
190 km or 118 mi	Daugavpils	$929
195 km or 121 mi	Liepaja	$1034
203 km or 126 mi	Rezekne	$840
209 km or 130 mi	Jonava	$865
223 km or 138 mi	Tartu	$1174
228 km or 142 mi	Kaunas	$1334
229 km or 142 mi	Klaipeda	$1057
262 km or 163 mi	Vilnius	$1414
270 km or 168 mi	Marijampole	$920
271 km or 168 mi	Pskov	$680
279 km or 174 mi	Tallinn	$1601
283 km or 176 mi	Alytus	$883
286 km or 178 mi	Maardu	$1372
298 km or 185 mi	Rakvere	$999
327 km or 203 mi	Suwalki	$1113
330 km or 205 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1089
335 km or 208 mi	Kaliningrad	$829
339 km or 211 mi	Raseborg	$1566
347 km or 215 mi	Sillamae	$1064
353 km or 219 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1737
357 km or 222 mi	Visby	$1485
361 km or 225 mi	Narva	$1083
362 km or 225 mi	Helsinki	$1947
364 km or 226 mi	Espoo	$1937
365 km or 227 mi	Grodno	$349
365 km or 227 mi	Elk	$1125
367 km or 228 mi	Lohja	$1383