Edinburgh vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2043
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5104
$2798
🏠 One person rent
$1223
$549
🏘️ Family rent
$2302
$919
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$80.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3083
$1220
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
88
61
😀 Quality of life
93
79
🏙️ Population
488K
606K

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 80% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 1692nd and 4604th ($2043 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th 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 1.1 months in Riga. Edinburgh ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 64th and 535th 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
$17.3
$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.6
$52.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.63
$7.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.5
$4.97
☕ Cappuccino
$4.24
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.32
$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1312
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2456
$885
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1867
$549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$279
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$16.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.07%
4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6453
$2627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4477
$1636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.53
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.8
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$2.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$7.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17
$5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.55
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$106
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1620
$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14724
$13518

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1651
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1693
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1659
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1537
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1731
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1527
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1748
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$1884
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1734
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1524
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1514
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1723
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1520
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1632
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1681
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1833
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1673
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1702
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1661
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1644
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1706
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1430
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1630
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1566
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1629
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1657
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1554
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1251
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1321
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1411
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1568
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1305
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1532
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1719
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1666

Cities near Riga

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1362
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1088
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$827
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$860
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$927
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$827
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$985
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$877
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$893
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$982
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1080
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$909
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$928
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$864
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$976
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$831
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$835
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1163
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1080
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$981
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1303
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$922
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$461
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1335
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$850
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1194
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$920
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1028
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$622
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1438
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$906
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1345
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$814
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1825
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1907
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$385
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1013
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1257