Dallas vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dallas Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2497
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5860
$2798
🏠 One person rent
$1542
$549
🏘️ Family rent
$2880
$919
🍽️ Food expenses
$613
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$80.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5411
$1220
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
92
61
😀 Quality of life
91
79
🏙️ Population
1.3M
606K

The cost of living in Dallas is 120% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 689th and 4604th ($2497 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 620th 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 2.2 months in Dallas compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Dallas ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 116th and 535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dallas Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.6
$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.3
$52.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$7.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.05
$4.97
☕ Cappuccino
$5.09
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.64
$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1586
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1268
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3290
$885
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2418
$549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$220
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$16.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.42%
4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4883
$2627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2272
$1636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.01
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.3
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$2.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$7.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.84
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.75
$5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.42
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.7
$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$98.4
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.3
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.8
$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$978
$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13468
$13518

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi University Park
$2267
14 km or 8.5 mi Irving
$1987
18 km or 11 mi Duncanville
$2162
18 km or 11 mi Farmers Branch
$2155
19 km or 12 mi Mesquite
$2242
19 km or 12 mi Balch Springs
$2223
20 km or 12 mi Lancaster
$2206
21 km or 13 mi DeSoto
$2193
21 km or 13 mi Grand Prairie
$2043
22 km or 13 mi Garland
$2301
22 km or 14 mi Richardson
$2323
25 km or 15 mi Carrollton
$2157
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Hill
$2176
27 km or 17 mi Coppell
$1992
28 km or 17 mi Euless
$2021
28 km or 18 mi Rowlett
$2241
30 km or 19 mi Sachse
$2283
30 km or 19 mi Arlington
$1807
31 km or 19 mi Plano
$2516
31 km or 19 mi Grapevine
$1872
32 km or 20 mi Bedford
$2039
32 km or 20 mi Forney
$2210
34 km or 21 mi Colleyville
$2053
34 km or 21 mi Lewisville
$1804
35 km or 22 mi Hurst
$2059
35 km or 22 mi The Colony
$2235
36 km or 22 mi Rockwall
$2204
37 km or 23 mi Southlake
$2017
37 km or 23 mi Mansfield
$2338
37 km or 23 mi Midlothian
$2306
37 km or 23 mi Wylie
$2275
38 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$1982
38 km or 24 mi Allen
$2467
39 km or 24 mi North Richland Hills
$2107
40 km or 25 mi Frisco
$2384
42 km or 26 mi Waxahachie
$2199
42 km or 26 mi Watauga
$2139
43 km or 27 mi Keller
$2236
43 km or 27 mi Haltom
$2084
44 km or 28 mi Little Elm
$2200

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