Denver vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Denver	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2791	$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6409	$3118
🏠 One person rent	$1710	$588
🏘️ Family rent	$2799	$989
🍽️ Food expenses	$708	$449
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4539	$1623
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	91	59
😀 Quality of life	89	81
🏙️ Population	716K	595K

The cost of living in Denver is 124% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 432nd and 4678th ($2791 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 365th 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 1.6 months in Denver compared to 1.3 months in Riga. Denver ranked 61st best city to live in the United States vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 239th and 668th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Denver vs Riga

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	Denver	Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.9	$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.7	$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.55	$5.82
☕ Cappuccino	$5.62	$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.96	$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1860	$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1468	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2961	$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2488	$662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.8	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65	$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.49%	4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5415	$3224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3638	$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$1.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.5	$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$9.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.83	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.03	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.8	$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.41	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$5.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14.7	$9.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.96	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.44	$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.5	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$168	$53.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.3	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.4	$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1796	$528
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18639	$17597

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Cities near Denver

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2600
10 km or 6.4 mi	Englewood	$2400
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lakewood	$2546
11 km or 7 mi	Arvada	$2626
12 km or 7.3 mi	Westminster	$2638
13 km or 8.3 mi	Commerce	$2399
14 km or 8.9 mi	Littleton	$2286
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aurora	$2742
18 km or 11 mi	Northglenn	$2667
18 km or 11 mi	Thornton	$2728
20 km or 12 mi	Centennial	$2540
22 km or 13 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2600
22 km or 14 mi	Broomfield	$2972
30 km or 19 mi	Brighton	$2598
30 km or 19 mi	Lafayette	$2749
31 km or 19 mi	Parker	$2524
41 km or 25 mi	Boulder	$2917
42 km or 26 mi	Castle Rock	$2510
49 km or 31 mi	Longmont	$2727
75 km or 46 mi	Loveland	$2509
79 km or 49 mi	Greeley	$2034
92 km or 57 mi	Fort Collins	$2278
99 km or 61 mi	Colorado Springs	$2451
113 km or 70 mi	Security-Widefield	$2357
119 km or 74 mi	Fountain	$2323
157 km or 98 mi	Cheyenne	$1771
167 km or 104 mi	Pueblo	$2140
182 km or 113 mi	Laramie	$1920
262 km or 163 mi	Scottsbluff	$1928
317 km or 197 mi	Grand Junction	$2168
362 km or 225 mi	Casper	$1648
376 km or 233 mi	Taos	$2418
389 km or 242 mi	North Platte	$1880
407 km or 253 mi	Garden	$1753
412 km or 256 mi	Rock Springs	$1519
426 km or 265 mi	Espanola	$2220
434 km or 270 mi	Farmington	$2472
461 km or 286 mi	Santa Fe	$2216
463 km or 288 mi	Liberal	$1748
484 km or 300 mi	Dodge	$1676

Cities near Riga

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Jurmala	$1423
34 km or 21 mi	Ogre	$1027
40 km or 25 mi	Jelgava	$908
103 km or 64 mi	Valmiera	$944
118 km or 74 mi	Jekabpils	$912
123 km or 77 mi	Siauliai	$1001
129 km or 80 mi	Mazeikiai	$903
137 km or 85 mi	Panevezys	$1012
161 km or 100 mi	Ventspils	$994
161 km or 100 mi	Parnu	$1214
174 km or 108 mi	Kuressaare	$1230
181 km or 112 mi	Viljandi	$1083
186 km or 115 mi	Utena	$1003
190 km or 118 mi	Daugavpils	$952
195 km or 121 mi	Liepaja	$1060
203 km or 126 mi	Rezekne	$853
209 km or 130 mi	Jonava	$890
223 km or 138 mi	Tartu	$1232
228 km or 142 mi	Kaunas	$1279
229 km or 142 mi	Klaipeda	$1106
262 km or 163 mi	Vilnius	$1461
270 km or 168 mi	Marijampole	$947
271 km or 168 mi	Pskov	$720
279 km or 174 mi	Tallinn	$1683
283 km or 176 mi	Alytus	$907
286 km or 178 mi	Maardu	$1448
298 km or 185 mi	Rakvere	$1021
327 km or 203 mi	Suwalki	$1133
330 km or 205 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1131
335 km or 208 mi	Kaliningrad	$919
339 km or 211 mi	Raseborg	$1606
347 km or 215 mi	Sillamae	$1111
353 km or 219 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1753
357 km or 222 mi	Visby	$1579
361 km or 225 mi	Narva	$1108
362 km or 225 mi	Helsinki	$1990
364 km or 226 mi	Espoo	$2062
365 km or 227 mi	Grodno	$399
365 km or 227 mi	Elk	$1184
367 km or 228 mi	Lohja	$1406