Columbus vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Columbus	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2202	$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5415	$2798
🏠 One person rent	$1315	$549
🏘️ Family rent	$2574	$919
🍽️ Food expenses	$608	$385
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$80.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3975	$1220
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	72	61
😀 Quality of life	87	79
🏙️ Population	906K	606K

The cost of living in Columbus is 94% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 1282nd and 4604th ($2202 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1143rd 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 47th best city to live in the United States vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 202nd and 535th 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	$18.1	$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.5	$52.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$7.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.03	$4.97
☕ Cappuccino	$4.89	$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.5	$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1415	$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1025	$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2997	$885
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2104	$549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$221	$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.2	$16.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3125	$2627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3122	$1636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.9	$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$2.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$7.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.9	$5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.72	$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.03	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.22	$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$116	$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.4	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.7	$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.3	$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1244	$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10456	$13518

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2107
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2030
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2125
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2046
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2124
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1805
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2032
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$1985
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1935
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2010
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1905
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1787
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1849
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1900
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1853
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1767
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1642
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1747
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1761
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1823
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1787
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1798
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1844
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1558
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1791
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1721
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$2055
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1919
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1803
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1587
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1857
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1486
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1886
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1768
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1844
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1819
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1491
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1659
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1861

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