Colorado Springs vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Colorado Springs	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2548	$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5745	$3163
🏠 One person rent	$1632	$592
🏘️ Family rent	$2650	$1001
🍽️ Food expenses	$662	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.1	$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4215	$1555
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	62	59
😀 Quality of life	88	80
🏙️ Population	479K	595K

The cost of living in Colorado Springs is 103% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 819th and 4631st ($2548 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 714th 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 88th best city to live in the United States vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 297th and 657th 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	$19.9	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.4	$56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.48	$5.81
☕ Cappuccino	$5.3	$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1578	$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1366	$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2606	$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2302	$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$100	$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.1%	4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2581	$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2457	$2218
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.9	$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.9	$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.17	$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.9	$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.6	$6.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.76	$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.9	$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.1	$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.2	$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1487	$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24668	$18197

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Cities near Colorado Springs

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 9 mi	Security-Widefield	$2423
21 km or 13 mi	Fountain	$2367
57 km or 35 mi	Castle Rock	$2521
68 km or 42 mi	Pueblo	$1961
73 km or 45 mi	Parker	$2534
77 km or 48 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2605
82 km or 51 mi	Centennial	$2542
86 km or 53 mi	Littleton	$2288
89 km or 55 mi	Englewood	$2391
94 km or 59 mi	Aurora	$2749
97 km or 61 mi	Lakewood	$2548
99 km or 61 mi	Denver	$2848
104 km or 65 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2601
108 km or 67 mi	Arvada	$2627
109 km or 68 mi	Commerce	$2382
110 km or 68 mi	Westminster	$2649
116 km or 72 mi	Northglenn	$2642
116 km or 72 mi	Thornton	$2729
121 km or 75 mi	Broomfield	$2986
124 km or 77 mi	Brighton	$2594
129 km or 80 mi	Lafayette	$2800
136 km or 84 mi	Boulder	$3013
148 km or 92 mi	Longmont	$2571
173 km or 107 mi	Greeley	$2028
173 km or 108 mi	Loveland	$2506
191 km or 119 mi	Fort Collins	$2346
254 km or 158 mi	Cheyenne	$1770
281 km or 174 mi	Laramie	$1900
283 km or 176 mi	Taos	$2417
327 km or 203 mi	Grand Junction	$2293
337 km or 210 mi	Espanola	$2237
347 km or 216 mi	Scottsbluff	$1914
356 km or 221 mi	Garden	$1741
370 km or 230 mi	Santa Fe	$2212
380 km or 236 mi	Farmington	$2470
395 km or 245 mi	Liberal	$1730
426 km or 264 mi	North Platte	$1875
434 km or 270 mi	Dodge	$1646
436 km or 271 mi	Rio Rancho	$2089
447 km or 278 mi	Albuquerque	$2029

Cities near Riga

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Jurmala	$1374
34 km or 21 mi	Ogre	$1000
40 km or 25 mi	Jelgava	$893
103 km or 64 mi	Valmiera	$938
118 km or 74 mi	Jekabpils	$895
123 km or 77 mi	Siauliai	$964
129 km or 80 mi	Mazeikiai	$860
137 km or 85 mi	Panevezys	$982
161 km or 100 mi	Ventspils	$932
161 km or 100 mi	Parnu	$1179
174 km or 108 mi	Kuressaare	$1225
181 km or 112 mi	Viljandi	$1054
186 km or 115 mi	Utena	$974
190 km or 118 mi	Daugavpils	$938
195 km or 121 mi	Liepaja	$1040
203 km or 126 mi	Rezekne	$835
209 km or 130 mi	Jonava	$859
223 km or 138 mi	Tartu	$1220
228 km or 142 mi	Kaunas	$1258
229 km or 142 mi	Klaipeda	$1077
262 km or 163 mi	Vilnius	$1434
270 km or 168 mi	Marijampole	$928
271 km or 168 mi	Pskov	$758
279 km or 174 mi	Tallinn	$1594
283 km or 176 mi	Alytus	$881
286 km or 178 mi	Maardu	$1455
298 km or 185 mi	Rakvere	$1085
327 km or 203 mi	Suwalki	$1114
330 km or 205 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1104
335 km or 208 mi	Kaliningrad	$1016
339 km or 211 mi	Raseborg	$1597
347 km or 215 mi	Sillamae	$1079
353 km or 219 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1684
357 km or 222 mi	Visby	$1498
361 km or 225 mi	Narva	$1081
362 km or 225 mi	Helsinki	$1970
364 km or 226 mi	Espoo	$1974
365 km or 227 mi	Grodno	$445
365 km or 227 mi	Elk	$1170
367 km or 228 mi	Lohja	$1391