Dublin vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dublin Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2992
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6629
$3118
🏠 One person rent
$1987
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$3461
$989
🍽️ Food expenses
$663
$449
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4313
$1623
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
59
😀 Quality of life
95
81
🏙️ Population
593K
595K

The cost of living in Dublin is 140% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 223rd and 4678th ($2992 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Ireland and Latvia, respectively. Check Ireland vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dublin compared to 1.3 months in Riga. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 36th and 668th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dublin vs Riga

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Dublin Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.5
$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$96.7
$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.58
$5.82
 Cappuccino
$4.95
$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.25
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2108
$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1693
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3809
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2999
$662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$249
$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.7
$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8392
$3224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6209
$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.36
$1.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$102
$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.1
$9.82
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.31
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.03
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.84
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.04
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21
$5.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$9.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8
$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.75
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.85
$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.2
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$81.5
$53.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.4
$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$119
$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$128
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1316
$528
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10947
$17597

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Cities near Dublin

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Swords
$2472
30 km or 19 mi Naas
$2515
42 km or 26 mi Drogheda
$2627
75 km or 46 mi Dundalk
$2179
102 km or 63 mi Kilkenny
$2055
113 km or 70 mi Wexford
$2074
131 km or 82 mi Lisburn
$1945
134 km or 83 mi Waterford
$2423
141 km or 88 mi Belfast
$1954
148 km or 92 mi Douglas
$2265
148 km or 92 mi Newtownabbey
$1892
152 km or 94 mi Bangor
$1496
154 km or 96 mi Omagh
$1769
175 km or 109 mi Limerick
$2236
185 km or 115 mi Galway
$2978
185 km or 115 mi Rhyl
$1764
196 km or 122 mi Derry
$1620
212 km or 132 mi Wallasey
$1718
213 km or 132 mi Formby
$1873
215 km or 133 mi Crosby
$1862
216 km or 134 mi Birkenhead
$1895
217 km or 135 mi Bebington
$1888
217 km or 135 mi Liverpool
$1998
217 km or 135 mi Bootle
$1893
218 km or 136 mi Southport
$1861
219 km or 136 mi Blackpool
$1677
219 km or 136 mi Cork
$2524
220 km or 137 mi Wrexham
$1784
221 km or 137 mi Lytham St Annes
$1804
221 km or 137 mi Whitehaven
$1771
224 km or 139 mi Ellesmere Port
$1951
225 km or 140 mi Chester
$2047
234 km or 145 mi Llanelli
$1815
234 km or 145 mi St Helens
$1686
235 km or 146 mi Widnes
$1907
236 km or 147 mi Runcorn
$1928
239 km or 148 mi Morecambe
$1873
240 km or 149 mi Preston
$1754
241 km or 150 mi Lancaster
$1819
242 km or 150 mi Wigan
$1718

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