Edinburgh vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2246
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5663
$2907
🏠 One person rent
$1326
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$2459
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$573
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3703
$1324
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
88
61
😀 Quality of life
94
79
🏙️ Population
488K
605K

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 92% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 1263rd and 4672nd ($2246 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th 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 1.6 months in Edinburgh compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Edinburgh ranked 5th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 40th and 580th 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
$18.6
$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.5
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.44
$5.18
 Cappuccino
$4.67
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.34
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1425
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1009
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2692
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1980
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$294
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.9
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.85%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7033
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4677
$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.63
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.9
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.5
$10.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.95
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.38
$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.21
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.36
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.9
$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.18
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.9
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.9
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$119
$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1775
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23136
$13962

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1704
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1744
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1724
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1710
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1767
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1625
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1647
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1793
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1545
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1818
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2013
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1793
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1470
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1599
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1573
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1390
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1420
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1732
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1847
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1701
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1800
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1712
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1734
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1706
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1688
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1828
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1571
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1602
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1640
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1830
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1424
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1459
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1364
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1467
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1528
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1783
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1467
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1763
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1989
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1767

Cities near Riga

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1377
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1111
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$856
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$893
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$946
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$999
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$902
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$923
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1102
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1151
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$966
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$950
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$899
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1029
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$817
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$856
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1120
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1191
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1016
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1341
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$886
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$440
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1447
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$871
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1278
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$973
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1061
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$578
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1525
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$979
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1363
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$846
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1936
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2023
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$390
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1057
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1363