Edinburgh vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Edinburgh	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2295	$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5636	$3163
🏠 One person rent	$1360	$592
🏘️ Family rent	$2398	$1001
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$153	$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3514	$1555
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	88	59
😀 Quality of life	92	80
🏙️ Population	488K	595K

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 83% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 1307th and 4631st ($2295 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 2nd in the United Kingdom and Latvia, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Edinburgh compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Edinburgh ranked 11th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 83rd and 657th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Riga

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	Edinburgh	Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.3	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90	$56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.34	$5.81
☕ Cappuccino	$5	$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1471	$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1081	$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2686	$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1966	$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$245	$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.1	$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.86%	4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6647	$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4795	$2218
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.96	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.6	$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.2	$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.15	$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.31	$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.83	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.4	$6.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.71	$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.27	$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.3	$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.7	$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1749	$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25458	$18197

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1794
21 km or 13 mi	Livingston	$1760
21 km or 13 mi	Dunfermline	$1750
42 km or 26 mi	Alloa	$1842
49 km or 30 mi	Cumbernauld	$1611
49 km or 31 mi	Stirling	$1835
52 km or 32 mi	Perth	$1640
56 km or 35 mi	Hamilton	$1831
59 km or 37 mi	Dundee	$1593
65 km or 40 mi	East Kilbride	$1878
66 km or 41 mi	Glasgow	$2114
78 km or 48 mi	Paisley	$1885
89 km or 56 mi	Kilmarnock	$1600
98 km or 61 mi	Greenock	$1647
99 km or 61 mi	Irvine	$1704
102 km or 63 mi	Dumfries	$1456
105 km or 65 mi	Ayr	$1586
120 km or 74 mi	Carlisle	$1596
147 km or 91 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1979
149 km or 93 mi	Aberdeen	$1806
150 km or 93 mi	Gateshead	$1943
153 km or 95 mi	Tynemouth	$1784
153 km or 95 mi	Jarrow	$1820
154 km or 96 mi	South Shields	$1777
158 km or 98 mi	Washington	$1778
158 km or 98 mi	Whitehaven	$1798
164 km or 102 mi	Sunderland	$1554
166 km or 103 mi	Durham	$1872
173 km or 107 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1742
182 km or 113 mi	Inverness	$2005
189 km or 117 mi	Hartlepool	$1417
189 km or 117 mi	Elgin	$1523
190 km or 118 mi	Darlington	$1404
194 km or 121 mi	Stockton-on-Tees	$1424
197 km or 123 mi	Middlesbrough	$1741
211 km or 131 mi	Morecambe	$1834
212 km or 132 mi	Bangor	$1485
213 km or 132 mi	Lancaster	$1791
216 km or 134 mi	Douglas	$2236
224 km or 139 mi	Newtownabbey	$1820

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