Detroit vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Detroit	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2070	$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5001	$3163
🏠 One person rent	$1144	$592
🏘️ Family rent	$1987	$1001
🍽️ Food expenses	$655	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3437	$1555
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	77	59
😀 Quality of life	87	80
🏙️ Population	639K	595K

The cost of living in Detroit is 65% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 1839th and 4631st ($2070 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1457th 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 1.7 months in Detroit compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Detroit ranked 98th best city to live in the United States vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 319th and 657th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Detroit	Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.9	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.5	$56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.45	$5.81
☕ Cappuccino	$5.58	$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1370	$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$840	$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2423	$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1539	$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.5	$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.91%	4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1855	$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1282	$2218
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.3	$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.51	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.61	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.11	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$6.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.6	$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88.7	$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.8	$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.7	$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1375	$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16262	$18197

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1927
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$1951
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$1984
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1926
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$1976
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$1928
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1740
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$1837
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$1924
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1683
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$1921
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1895
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$1938
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$1943
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$1891
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2031
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$1820
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$1888
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$1951
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1781
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1881
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$1994
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1730
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1917
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$2031
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$1961
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$1883
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2007
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2156
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$1958
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2307
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1857
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1959
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1702
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2324
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1791
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1622
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1665
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1961
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1600

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