Dallas vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dallas Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2550
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5986
$2907
🏠 One person rent
$1562
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$2711
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$635
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$196
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5410
$1324
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
92
61
😀 Quality of life
91
79
🏙️ Population
1.3M
605K

The cost of living in Dallas is 118% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 700th and 4672nd ($2550 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 627th 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 2.1 months in Dallas compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Dallas ranked 19th best city to live in the United States vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 113th and 580th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dallas vs Riga

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Dallas Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.5
$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.93
$5.18
 Cappuccino
$5.35
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1643
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1280
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3063
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2267
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$220
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.9
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.44%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4445
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2304
$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.02
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.5
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.2
$10.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.11
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.39
$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.08
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.72
$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.46
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.91
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.1
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$98.2
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.8
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.8
$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1291
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26874
$13962

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Cities near Dallas

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi University Park
$2243
14 km or 8.5 mi Irving
$1887
18 km or 11 mi Duncanville
$2159
18 km or 11 mi Farmers Branch
$2187
19 km or 12 mi Mesquite
$2079
19 km or 12 mi Balch Springs
$2150
20 km or 12 mi Lancaster
$2188
21 km or 13 mi DeSoto
$2175
21 km or 13 mi Grand Prairie
$2085
22 km or 13 mi Garland
$2061
22 km or 14 mi Richardson
$2282
25 km or 15 mi Carrollton
$2236
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Hill
$2170
27 km or 17 mi Coppell
$2122
28 km or 17 mi Euless
$2085
28 km or 18 mi Rowlett
$2202
30 km or 19 mi Sachse
$2330
30 km or 19 mi Arlington
$1869
31 km or 19 mi Plano
$2506
31 km or 19 mi Grapevine
$2022
32 km or 20 mi Bedford
$2096
32 km or 20 mi Forney
$2135
34 km or 21 mi Colleyville
$2103
34 km or 21 mi Lewisville
$2102
35 km or 22 mi Hurst
$2100
35 km or 22 mi The Colony
$2336
36 km or 22 mi Rockwall
$2153
37 km or 23 mi Southlake
$2111
37 km or 23 mi Mansfield
$2299
37 km or 23 mi Midlothian
$2189
37 km or 23 mi Wylie
$2609
38 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$2140
38 km or 24 mi Allen
$2411
39 km or 24 mi North Richland Hills
$2122
40 km or 25 mi Frisco
$2602
42 km or 26 mi Waxahachie
$2173
42 km or 26 mi Watauga
$2127
43 km or 27 mi Keller
$2103
43 km or 27 mi Haltom
$2105
44 km or 28 mi Little Elm
$2284

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