El Paso vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	El Paso	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1796	$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4088	$3163
🏠 One person rent	$1008	$592
🏘️ Family rent	$1727	$1001
🍽️ Food expenses	$573	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.9	$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3260	$1555
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	34	59
😀 Quality of life	85	80
🏙️ Population	679K	595K

The cost of living in El Paso is 43% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 2822nd and 4631st ($1796 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1955th 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 145th best city to live in the United States vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 437th and 657th among best cities to live in the world.

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	El Paso	Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.6	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.5	$56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6	$5.81
☕ Cappuccino	$6.19	$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.32	$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1021	$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$796	$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1705	$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1458	$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.6	$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.14%	4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1769	$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1792	$2218
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.1	$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.05	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.29	$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.37	$6.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.97	$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.4	$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.1	$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.8	$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.4	$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$577	$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6901	$18197

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Cities near El Paso

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1066
24 km or 15 mi	Socorro	$1850
68 km or 42 mi	Las Cruces	$1665
136 km or 85 mi	Alamogordo	$1747
202 km or 125 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$910
224 km or 139 mi	Carlsbad	$1844
258 km or 160 mi	Roswell	$1938
294 km or 183 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
332 km or 206 mi	Hobbs	$1920
349 km or 217 mi	Chihuahua	$1053
359 km or 223 mi	Sierra Vista	$1654
374 km or 232 mi	Albuquerque	$2029
375 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Cuauhtemoc	$1095
387 km or 240 mi	Rio Rancho	$2089
390 km or 242 mi	Odessa	$2196
408 km or 254 mi	Delicias	$990
415 km or 258 mi	Midland	$2025
422 km or 262 mi	Tucson	$1933
424 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$2153
425 km or 264 mi	Sahuarita	$2070
425 km or 264 mi	Clovis	$1776
425 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$771
429 km or 267 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
431 km or 268 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
437 km or 272 mi	Santa Fe	$2212
442 km or 275 mi	Marana	$2089
467 km or 290 mi	Gallup	$2212
473 km or 294 mi	Espanola	$2237
476 km or 296 mi	Lubbock	$1878
476 km or 296 mi	Big Spring	$1993
481 km or 299 mi	Florence	$2454
508 km or 316 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
509 km or 317 mi	Casa Grande	$2374
511 km or 317 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
521 km or 323 mi	Plainview	$1972
522 km or 324 mi	Hermosillo	$1097
522 km or 324 mi	Taos	$2417
527 km or 328 mi	Gilbert	$2378
530 km or 330 mi	Chandler	$2367
532 km or 330 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373

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