Doha vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1872
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4426
$2798
🏠 One person rent
$1210
$549
🏘️ Family rent
$2321
$919
🍽️ Food expenses
$409
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$80.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3462
$1220
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
45
61
😀 Quality of life
79
79
🏙️ Population
1.19M
606K

The cost of living in Doha is 65% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 2137th and 4604th ($1872 vs $1135) 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 1.8 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 535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Riga

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Doha Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.62
$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57
$52.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.41
$7.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.2
$4.97
 Cappuccino
$5.62
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1462
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2886
$885
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1882
$549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.7
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.5
$16.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.18%
4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5109
$2627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4264
$1636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$10.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.03
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$2.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$7.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.35
$5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.67
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$114
$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.6
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.8
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.4
$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$754
$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10518
$13518

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1810
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1285
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1327
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1375
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$959
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1005
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$868
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$910
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1612
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$1841
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$798
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$646
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$621
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1132
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$890
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$606
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1191
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$606
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1642
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$604
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1424
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$561
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$710
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$541
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$604
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$708
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$543
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$540
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$787
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$698
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$875

Cities near Riga

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1362
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1088
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$827
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$860
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$927
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$827
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$985
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$877
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$893
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$982
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1080
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$909
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$928
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$864
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$976
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$831
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$835
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1163
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1080
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$981
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1303
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$922
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$461
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1335
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$850
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1194
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$920
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1028
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$622
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1438
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$906
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1345
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$814
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1825
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1907
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$385
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1013
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1257