Columbus vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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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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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