Colorado Springs vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Colorado Springs Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2334
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5550
$2798
🏠 One person rent
$1429
$549
🏘️ Family rent
$2445
$919
🍽️ Food expenses
$668
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.1
$80.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4228
$1220
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
62
61
😀 Quality of life
85
79
🏙️ Population
479K
606K

The cost of living in Colorado Springs is 106% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 986th and 4604th ($2334 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 890th 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 Colorado Springs compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Colorado Springs ranked 70th best city to live in the United States vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 287th and 535th 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
$20.1
$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89.8
$52.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.99
$7.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.02
$4.97
 Cappuccino
$6.63
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.33
$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1337
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1214
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2369
$885
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2156
$549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.3
$16.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.51%
4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2327
$2627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2329
$1636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$10.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.42
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.58
$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.9
$2.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$7.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.17
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.56
$5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.44
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.3
$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$97.7
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.6
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.1
$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1661
$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24294
$13518

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 9 mi Security-Widefield
$2269
21 km or 13 mi Fountain
$2287
57 km or 35 mi Castle Rock
$2355
68 km or 42 mi Pueblo
$2411
73 km or 45 mi Parker
$2374
77 km or 48 mi Highlands Ranch
$2282
82 km or 51 mi Centennial
$2387
86 km or 53 mi Littleton
$2321
89 km or 55 mi Englewood
$2334
94 km or 59 mi Aurora
$2494
97 km or 61 mi Lakewood
$2438
99 km or 61 mi Denver
$2771
104 km or 65 mi Wheat Ridge
$2476
108 km or 67 mi Arvada
$2467
109 km or 68 mi Commerce
$2324
110 km or 68 mi Westminster
$2456
116 km or 72 mi Northglenn
$2463
116 km or 72 mi Thornton
$2501
121 km or 75 mi Broomfield
$2501
124 km or 77 mi Brighton
$2395
129 km or 80 mi Lafayette
$2443
136 km or 84 mi Boulder
$2478
148 km or 92 mi Longmont
$2659
173 km or 107 mi Greeley
$1912
173 km or 108 mi Loveland
$2502
191 km or 119 mi Fort Collins
$2183
254 km or 158 mi Cheyenne
$1801
281 km or 174 mi Laramie
$1852
283 km or 176 mi Taos
$2312
327 km or 203 mi Grand Junction
$1916
337 km or 210 mi Espanola
$2013
347 km or 216 mi Scottsbluff
$2226
356 km or 221 mi Garden
$1707
370 km or 230 mi Santa Fe
$1833
380 km or 236 mi Farmington
$2112
395 km or 245 mi Liberal
$1699
426 km or 264 mi North Platte
$2013
434 km or 270 mi Dodge
$1778
436 km or 271 mi Rio Rancho
$2165
447 km or 278 mi Albuquerque
$2227

Cities near Riga

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1362
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1088
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$827
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$860
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$927
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$827
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$985
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$877
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$893
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$982
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1080
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$909
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$928
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$864
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$976
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$831
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$835
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1163
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1080
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$981
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1303
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$922
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$461
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1335
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$850
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1194
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$920
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1028
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$622
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1438
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$906
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1345
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$814
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1825
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1907
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$385
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1013
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1257