Columbus vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Columbus	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2252	$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5500	$2907
🏠 One person rent	$1332	$568
🏘️ Family rent	$2531	$964
🍽️ Food expenses	$644	$392
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4005	$1324
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	72	61
😀 Quality of life	88	79
🏙️ Population	906K	605K

The cost of living in Columbus is 93% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 1248th and 4672nd ($2252 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1100th 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 Columbus compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Columbus ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 242nd and 580th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Riga

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	Columbus	Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.3	$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.96	$5.18
☕ Cappuccino	$4.97	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1379	$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1067	$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3082	$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2051	$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.4	$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.49%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3169	$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3154	$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64	$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.2	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.77	$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.51	$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.81	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.1	$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$116	$46
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$64	$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1235	$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15346	$13962

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2099
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2116
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2034
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2078
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2042
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2047
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1819
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2039
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2074
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1946
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2006
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1916
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1914
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1987
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1915
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1876
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1832
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1698
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1795
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1791
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1865
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1794
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1828
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1860
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1635
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1839
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1735
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1935
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1894
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1824
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1623
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1856
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1436
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1944
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1568
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1852
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1817
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1530
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1670
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1829

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