El Paso vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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El Paso Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1775
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4161
$2907
🏠 One person rent
$1006
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$1821
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.4
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3710
$1324
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
35
61
😀 Quality of life
80
79
🏙️ Population
679K
605K

The cost of living in El Paso is 52% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 2613th and 4672nd ($1775 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1951st 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 2.1 months in El Paso compared to 1.1 months in Riga. El Paso ranked 134th best city to live in the United States vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 532nd and 580th 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
$12.9
$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.9
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.94
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.72
$5.18
 Cappuccino
$4.24
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$945
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$749
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1654
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1491
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.6
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.54%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1759
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1755
$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.49
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.4
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$10.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.64
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.29
$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.78
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.98
$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$6.01
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$62.6
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.6
$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$671
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7468
$13962

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Distance City Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi Ciudad Juarez
$974
24 km or 15 mi Socorro
$1834
68 km or 42 mi Las Cruces
$1613
136 km or 85 mi Alamogordo
$1636
202 km or 125 mi Nuevo Casas Grandes
$813
224 km or 139 mi Carlsbad
$1805
258 km or 160 mi Roswell
$1847
294 km or 183 mi Agua Prieta
$778
332 km or 206 mi Hobbs
$1834
349 km or 217 mi Chihuahua
$854
359 km or 223 mi Sierra Vista
$1665
374 km or 232 mi Albuquerque
$2111
375 km or 233 mi Ciudad Cuauhtemoc
$803
387 km or 240 mi Rio Rancho
$2099
390 km or 242 mi Odessa
$2230
408 km or 254 mi Delicias
$792
415 km or 258 mi Midland
$1682
422 km or 262 mi Tucson
$1954
424 km or 264 mi Nogales
$1986
425 km or 264 mi Sahuarita
$2026
425 km or 264 mi Clovis
$1629
425 km or 264 mi Nogales
$786
429 km or 267 mi Oro Valley
$2040
431 km or 268 mi Casas Adobes
$2016
437 km or 272 mi Santa Fe
$2067
442 km or 275 mi Marana
$2052
467 km or 290 mi Gallup
$2618
473 km or 294 mi Espanola
$2176
476 km or 296 mi Lubbock
$1715
476 km or 296 mi Big Spring
$2003
481 km or 299 mi Florence
$2324
508 km or 316 mi Apache Junction
$2342
509 km or 317 mi Casa Grande
$2313
511 km or 317 mi Queen Creek
$2338
521 km or 323 mi Plainview
$1896
522 km or 324 mi Hermosillo
$854
522 km or 324 mi Taos
$2398
527 km or 328 mi Gilbert
$2372
530 km or 330 mi Chandler
$2414
532 km or 330 mi Fountain Hills
$2352

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