El Paso vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	El Paso	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1813	$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4267	$2787
🏠 One person rent	$980	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$1800	$924
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$92	$75.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3350	$1303
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	35	61
😀 Quality of life	79	79
🏙️ Population	679K	605K

The cost of living in El Paso is 63% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 2363rd and 4764th ($1813 vs $1113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1931st and 2nd in the United States and Latvia, respectively. Check the United States vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in El Paso compared to 1.2 months in Riga. El Paso ranked 179th best city to live in the United States vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 633rd and 596th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in El Paso vs Riga

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	El Paso	Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.5	$51.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$7.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.49	$5.24
☕ Cappuccino	$5.96	$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.81	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$921	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$759	$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1644	$915
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.2	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1815	$2774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1759	$1723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.51	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.5	$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$8.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.38	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.82	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.28	$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.95	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.1	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.2	$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.2	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.7	$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.4	$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$578	$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6903	$13840

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Cities near El Paso

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$948
24 km or 15 mi	Socorro	$1875
68 km or 42 mi	Las Cruces	$1695
136 km or 85 mi	Alamogordo	$1661
202 km or 125 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$797
224 km or 139 mi	Carlsbad	$1832
258 km or 160 mi	Roswell	$1854
294 km or 183 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
332 km or 206 mi	Hobbs	$1856
349 km or 217 mi	Chihuahua	$814
359 km or 223 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
374 km or 232 mi	Albuquerque	$1985
375 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Cuauhtemoc	$770
387 km or 240 mi	Rio Rancho	$1942
390 km or 242 mi	Odessa	$2224
408 km or 254 mi	Delicias	$762
415 km or 258 mi	Midland	$1683
422 km or 262 mi	Tucson	$1957
424 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$2077
425 km or 264 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
425 km or 264 mi	Clovis	$1618
425 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$830
429 km or 267 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
431 km or 268 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
437 km or 272 mi	Santa Fe	$2170
442 km or 275 mi	Marana	$2073
467 km or 290 mi	Gallup	$2262
473 km or 294 mi	Espanola	$2211
476 km or 296 mi	Lubbock	$1717
476 km or 296 mi	Big Spring	$1996
481 km or 299 mi	Florence	$2319
508 km or 316 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
509 km or 317 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
511 km or 317 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
521 km or 323 mi	Plainview	$1896
522 km or 324 mi	Hermosillo	$814
522 km or 324 mi	Taos	$2396
527 km or 328 mi	Gilbert	$2417
530 km or 330 mi	Chandler	$2306
532 km or 330 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353

Cities near Riga

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Jurmala	$1299
34 km or 21 mi	Ogre	$933
40 km or 25 mi	Jelgava	$804
103 km or 64 mi	Valmiera	$835
118 km or 74 mi	Jekabpils	$840
123 km or 77 mi	Siauliai	$953
129 km or 80 mi	Mazeikiai	$983
137 km or 85 mi	Panevezys	$950
161 km or 100 mi	Ventspils	$869
161 km or 100 mi	Parnu	$1064
174 km or 108 mi	Kuressaare	$1064
181 km or 112 mi	Viljandi	$933
186 km or 115 mi	Utena	$936
190 km or 118 mi	Daugavpils	$843
195 km or 121 mi	Liepaja	$953
203 km or 126 mi	Rezekne	$761
209 km or 130 mi	Jonava	$847
223 km or 138 mi	Tartu	$1045
228 km or 142 mi	Kaunas	$1150
229 km or 142 mi	Klaipeda	$969
262 km or 163 mi	Vilnius	$1261
270 km or 168 mi	Marijampole	$882
271 km or 168 mi	Pskov	$467
279 km or 174 mi	Tallinn	$1414
283 km or 176 mi	Alytus	$850
286 km or 178 mi	Maardu	$1219
298 km or 185 mi	Rakvere	$899
327 km or 203 mi	Suwalki	$1016
330 km or 205 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
335 km or 208 mi	Kaliningrad	$741
339 km or 211 mi	Raseborg	$1441
347 km or 215 mi	Sillamae	$952
353 km or 219 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
357 km or 222 mi	Visby	$1273
361 km or 225 mi	Narva	$953
362 km or 225 mi	Helsinki	$1816
364 km or 226 mi	Espoo	$1879
365 km or 227 mi	Grodno	$385
365 km or 227 mi	Elk	$1025
367 km or 228 mi	Lohja	$1220