Doha vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2100
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4575
$3163
🏠 One person rent
$1424
$592
🏘️ Family rent
$2453
$1001
🍽️ Food expenses
$429
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3086
$1555
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
41
59
😀 Quality of life
83
80
🏙️ Population
1.19M
595K

The cost of living in Doha is 67% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 1744th and 4631st ($2100 vs $1254) 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 1.5 months in Doha compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 513th and 657th 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
$10.1
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.8
$56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.16
$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.5
$5.81
☕ Cappuccino
$5.59
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1799
$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1146
$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3302
$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2017
$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.1
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.4
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.5
$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.92%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4178
$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2669
$2218
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.6
$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.13
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.91
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.43
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.16
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.63
$6.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.87
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.08
$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$130
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.8
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.1
$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$762
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10635
$18197

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$2015
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1062
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1218
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1340
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$965
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1059
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$778
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$917
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2470
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1543
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2356
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$494
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$454
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$457
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1455
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$497
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$471
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1173
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$505
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1628
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$485
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1437
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$459
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$703
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$469
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$521
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$708
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$522
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$509
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$797
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$694
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$861

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