Dubai vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2470
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5467
$3163
🏠 One person rent
$1665
$592
🏘️ Family rent
$2923
$1001
🍽️ Food expenses
$473
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4153
$1555
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
66
59
😀 Quality of life
90
80
🏙️ Population
3.94M
595K

The cost of living in Dubai is 97% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 947th and 4631st ($2470 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the United Arab Emirates and Latvia, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 184th and 657th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Riga

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Dubai Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.9
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.6
$56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.74
$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$5.81
☕ Cappuccino
$6.41
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2083
$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1266
$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3820
$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2306
$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.6
$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.56%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7283
$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4305
$2218
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.63
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.5
$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.4
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.92
$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.13
$6.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.4
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.1
$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.8
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.6
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.7
$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$870
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17401
$18197

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Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1543
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2356
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1173
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1455
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1082
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$797
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2100
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1193
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$2015
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$494
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$497
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$526
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$521
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1340
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1062
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1218
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$514
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$965
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$530
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1059
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$505
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$778
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$485
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$558
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$559
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$700
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$917
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$457
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$459
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$717
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$517
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$469

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