Denver vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Denver Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2848
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6447
$3163
🏠 One person rent
$1737
$592
🏘️ Family rent
$2683
$1001
🍽️ Food expenses
$748
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4578
$1555
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
91
59
😀 Quality of life
89
80
🏙️ Population
716K
595K

The cost of living in Denver is 127% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 365th and 4631st ($2848 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 306th 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 1.2 months in Riga. Denver ranked 53rd best city to live in the United States vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 218th and 657th 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
$19.7
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.8
$56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.53
$5.81
☕ Cappuccino
$5.95
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1821
$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1514
$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2917
$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2359
$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.7
$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.24%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5706
$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3714
$2218
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.75
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$101
$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.29
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.89
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.53
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.5
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.88
$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.5
$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.7
$6.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.2
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.41
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.8
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.8
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$142
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.9
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.9
$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2053
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21391
$18197

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Cities near Denver

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi Wheat Ridge
$2601
10 km or 6.4 mi Englewood
$2391
11 km or 6.7 mi Lakewood
$2548
11 km or 7 mi Arvada
$2627
12 km or 7.3 mi Westminster
$2649
13 km or 8.3 mi Commerce
$2382
14 km or 8.9 mi Littleton
$2288
15 km or 9.4 mi Aurora
$2749
18 km or 11 mi Northglenn
$2642
18 km or 11 mi Thornton
$2729
20 km or 12 mi Centennial
$2542
22 km or 13 mi Highlands Ranch
$2605
22 km or 14 mi Broomfield
$2986
30 km or 19 mi Brighton
$2594
30 km or 19 mi Lafayette
$2800
31 km or 19 mi Parker
$2534
41 km or 25 mi Boulder
$3013
42 km or 26 mi Castle Rock
$2521
49 km or 31 mi Longmont
$2571
75 km or 46 mi Loveland
$2506
79 km or 49 mi Greeley
$2028
92 km or 57 mi Fort Collins
$2346
99 km or 61 mi Colorado Springs
$2548
113 km or 70 mi Security-Widefield
$2423
119 km or 74 mi Fountain
$2367
157 km or 98 mi Cheyenne
$1770
167 km or 104 mi Pueblo
$1961
182 km or 113 mi Laramie
$1900
262 km or 163 mi Scottsbluff
$1914
317 km or 197 mi Grand Junction
$2293
362 km or 225 mi Casper
$1674
376 km or 233 mi Taos
$2417
389 km or 242 mi North Platte
$1875
407 km or 253 mi Garden
$1741
412 km or 256 mi Rock Springs
$1524
426 km or 265 mi Espanola
$2237
434 km or 270 mi Farmington
$2470
461 km or 286 mi Santa Fe
$2212
463 km or 288 mi Liberal
$1730
484 km or 300 mi Dodge
$1646

Cities near Riga

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1374
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1000
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$893
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$938
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$895
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$964
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$860
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$982
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$932
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1179
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1225
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1054
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$974
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$938
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1040
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$835
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$859
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1220
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1258
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1077
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1434
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$928
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$758
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1594
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$881
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1455
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1085
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1114
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$1016
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1597
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1079
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1684
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1498
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1081
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1970
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1974
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$445
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1170
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1391