Detroit vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2032
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4925
$3118
🏠 One person rent
$1105
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$1878
$989
🍽️ Food expenses
$664
$449
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3072
$1623
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
77
59
😀 Quality of life
88
81
🏙️ Population
639K
595K

The cost of living in Detroit is 63% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 1947th and 4678th ($2032 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1526th 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 1.5 months in Detroit compared to 1.3 months in Riga. Detroit ranked 95th best city to live in the United States vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 318th and 668th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Riga

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Detroit Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.1
$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.5
$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.88
$5.82
☕ Cappuccino
$5.48
$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1299
$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$820
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2296
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1448
$662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.3
$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1602
$3224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1188
$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2
$1.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$9.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.34
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.68
$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.71
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$5.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$9.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.46
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.2
$53.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.2
$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.3
$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1360
$528
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19339
$17597

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Distance City Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1980
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$1947
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$1975
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1926
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$1993
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$1939
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1758
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$1909
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$1969
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1820
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$1943
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1907
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$1946
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$1926
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$1905
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$2030
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$1915
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$1905
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$1941
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$1876
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1926
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$1968
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1837
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1920
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$1972
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$1945
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$1944
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$2004
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$2181
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$1940
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2307
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1796
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1913
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1701
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2285
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1843
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1624
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1635
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1957
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1619

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