Doha vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1810
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4093
$2907
🏠 One person rent
$1170
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$2067
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$407
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3747
$1324
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
45
61
😀 Quality of life
80
79
🏙️ Population
1.19M
605K

The cost of living in Doha is 55% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 2461st and 4672nd ($1810 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Qatar and Latvia, respectively. Check Qatar vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Doha compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 501st and 580th among best cities to live in the world.

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Doha Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.21
$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.6
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.68
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.5
$5.18
☕ Cappuccino
$5.58
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1374
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$912
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2598
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.3
$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.9
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.74%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4584
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3277
$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.03
$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.89
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.96
$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.05
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.86
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$112
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.4
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.64
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$798
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11230
$13962

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1719
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1218
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1226
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1267
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$870
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$989
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$878
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$928
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2309
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1503
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2084
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$561
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$548
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$541
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1050
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$556
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$537
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1232
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$558
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1586
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$546
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1457
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$489
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$713
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$507
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$520
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$716
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$557
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$552
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$786
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$705
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$879

Cities near Riga

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1377
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1111
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$856
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$893
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$946
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$999
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$902
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$923
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1102
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1151
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$966
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$950
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$899
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1029
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$817
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$856
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1120
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1191
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1016
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1341
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$886
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$440
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1447
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$871
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1278
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$973
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1061
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$578
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1525
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$979
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1363
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$846
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1936
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2023
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$390
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1057
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1363