Dallas vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dallas	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2471	$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5897	$2787
🏠 One person rent	$1504	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$2718	$924
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$189	$75.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4999	$1303
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	91	61
😀 Quality of life	90	79
🏙️ Population	1.3M	605K

The cost of living in Dallas is 122% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 837th and 4764th ($2471 vs $1113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 773rd 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 months in Dallas compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Dallas ranked 23rd best city to live in the United States vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 130th and 596th 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	$18.8	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.3	$51.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$7.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$5.24
☕ Cappuccino	$5.55	$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.66	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1475	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1254	$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3000	$915
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2294	$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.1	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3484	$2774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2244	$1723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.5	$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$8.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.16	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.5	$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.74	$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.72	$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.6	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.7	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$98.3	$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.8	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.2	$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1145	$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26393	$13840

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Cities near Dallas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	University Park	$2214
14 km or 8.5 mi	Irving	$1808
18 km or 11 mi	Duncanville	$2149
18 km or 11 mi	Farmers Branch	$2169
19 km or 12 mi	Mesquite	$2079
19 km or 12 mi	Balch Springs	$2158
20 km or 12 mi	Lancaster	$2176
21 km or 13 mi	DeSoto	$2164
21 km or 13 mi	Grand Prairie	$2065
22 km or 13 mi	Garland	$2023
22 km or 14 mi	Richardson	$2242
25 km or 15 mi	Carrollton	$2184
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Hill	$2163
27 km or 17 mi	Coppell	$2095
28 km or 17 mi	Euless	$2081
28 km or 18 mi	Rowlett	$2213
30 km or 19 mi	Sachse	$2294
30 km or 19 mi	Arlington	$1883
31 km or 19 mi	Plano	$2538
31 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2012
32 km or 20 mi	Bedford	$2086
32 km or 20 mi	Forney	$2190
34 km or 21 mi	Colleyville	$2105
34 km or 21 mi	Lewisville	$2025
35 km or 22 mi	Hurst	$2093
35 km or 22 mi	The Colony	$2258
36 km or 22 mi	Rockwall	$2287
37 km or 23 mi	Southlake	$2089
37 km or 23 mi	Mansfield	$2305
37 km or 23 mi	Midlothian	$2224
37 km or 23 mi	Wylie	$2526
38 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2103
38 km or 24 mi	Allen	$2253
39 km or 24 mi	North Richland Hills	$2119
40 km or 25 mi	Frisco	$2395
42 km or 26 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
42 km or 26 mi	Watauga	$2126
43 km or 27 mi	Keller	$2079
43 km or 27 mi	Haltom	$2143
44 km or 28 mi	Little Elm	$2246

Cities near Riga

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Jurmala	$1299
34 km or 21 mi	Ogre	$933
40 km or 25 mi	Jelgava	$804
103 km or 64 mi	Valmiera	$835
118 km or 74 mi	Jekabpils	$840
123 km or 77 mi	Siauliai	$953
129 km or 80 mi	Mazeikiai	$983
137 km or 85 mi	Panevezys	$950
161 km or 100 mi	Ventspils	$869
161 km or 100 mi	Parnu	$1064
174 km or 108 mi	Kuressaare	$1064
181 km or 112 mi	Viljandi	$933
186 km or 115 mi	Utena	$936
190 km or 118 mi	Daugavpils	$843
195 km or 121 mi	Liepaja	$953
203 km or 126 mi	Rezekne	$761
209 km or 130 mi	Jonava	$847
223 km or 138 mi	Tartu	$1045
228 km or 142 mi	Kaunas	$1150
229 km or 142 mi	Klaipeda	$969
262 km or 163 mi	Vilnius	$1261
270 km or 168 mi	Marijampole	$882
271 km or 168 mi	Pskov	$467
279 km or 174 mi	Tallinn	$1414
283 km or 176 mi	Alytus	$850
286 km or 178 mi	Maardu	$1219
298 km or 185 mi	Rakvere	$899
327 km or 203 mi	Suwalki	$1016
330 km or 205 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
335 km or 208 mi	Kaliningrad	$741
339 km or 211 mi	Raseborg	$1441
347 km or 215 mi	Sillamae	$952
353 km or 219 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
357 km or 222 mi	Visby	$1273
361 km or 225 mi	Narva	$953
362 km or 225 mi	Helsinki	$1816
364 km or 226 mi	Espoo	$1879
365 km or 227 mi	Grodno	$385
365 km or 227 mi	Elk	$1025
367 km or 228 mi	Lohja	$1220