Dubai vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2420
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5315
$3118
🏠 One person rent
$1634
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$2835
$989
🍽️ Food expenses
$459
$449
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4093
$1623
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
66
59
😀 Quality of life
90
81
🏙️ Population
3.94M
595K

The cost of living in Dubai is 94% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 1039th and 4678th ($2420 vs $1248) 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 1.3 months in Riga. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 203rd and 668th 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
$10.2
$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.2
$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$5.82
☕ Cappuccino
$6.31
$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.3
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1988
$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1244
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3617
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2237
$662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$94
$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.46%
4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7290
$3224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$1.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83
$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.52
$9.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.89
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.2
$5.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.2
$9.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.5
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.5
$53.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.2
$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.2
$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$829
$528
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16876
$17597

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Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2183
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1214
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1457
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1080
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$796
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2014
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1135
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1923
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$545
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$541
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$575
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$545
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1309
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1109
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1192
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$563
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$931
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$575
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1037
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$565
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$823
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$547
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$613
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$627
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$489
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$487
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$813
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$565
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$492

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