El Paso vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	El Paso	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4149	$3118
🏠 One person rent	$1019	$588
🏘️ Family rent	$1739	$989
🍽️ Food expenses	$595	$449
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.2	$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3236	$1623
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	34	59
😀 Quality of life	85	81
🏙️ Population	679K	595K

The cost of living in El Paso is 46% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 2753rd and 4678th ($1828 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1911th 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 1.3 months in Riga. El Paso ranked 154th best city to live in the United States vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 472nd and 668th 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	$22	$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.6	$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$5.82
☕ Cappuccino	$6.59	$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.29	$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1025	$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$817	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1758	$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1466	$662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.6	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.5	$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.36%	4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1787	$3224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1767	$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$1.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.1	$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.9	$9.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.86	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.18	$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$5.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$9.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.95	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.95	$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.2	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.3	$53.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$45	$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$571	$528
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6914	$17597

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Cities near El Paso

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1002
24 km or 15 mi	Socorro	$1876
68 km or 42 mi	Las Cruces	$1641
136 km or 85 mi	Alamogordo	$1734
202 km or 125 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$896
224 km or 139 mi	Carlsbad	$1855
258 km or 160 mi	Roswell	$1928
294 km or 183 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
332 km or 206 mi	Hobbs	$1924
349 km or 217 mi	Chihuahua	$1008
359 km or 223 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
374 km or 232 mi	Albuquerque	$2026
375 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Cuauhtemoc	$1055
387 km or 240 mi	Rio Rancho	$2040
390 km or 242 mi	Odessa	$2231
408 km or 254 mi	Delicias	$953
415 km or 258 mi	Midland	$2045
422 km or 262 mi	Tucson	$1930
424 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$2110
425 km or 264 mi	Sahuarita	$2059
425 km or 264 mi	Clovis	$1724
425 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$776
429 km or 267 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
431 km or 268 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
437 km or 272 mi	Santa Fe	$2216
442 km or 275 mi	Marana	$2089
467 km or 290 mi	Gallup	$2190
473 km or 294 mi	Espanola	$2220
476 km or 296 mi	Lubbock	$1934
476 km or 296 mi	Big Spring	$2140
481 km or 299 mi	Florence	$2444
508 km or 316 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
509 km or 317 mi	Casa Grande	$2366
511 km or 317 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
521 km or 323 mi	Plainview	$2023
522 km or 324 mi	Hermosillo	$1087
522 km or 324 mi	Taos	$2418
527 km or 328 mi	Gilbert	$2381
530 km or 330 mi	Chandler	$2396
532 km or 330 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384

Cities near Riga

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Jurmala	$1423
34 km or 21 mi	Ogre	$1027
40 km or 25 mi	Jelgava	$908
103 km or 64 mi	Valmiera	$944
118 km or 74 mi	Jekabpils	$912
123 km or 77 mi	Siauliai	$1001
129 km or 80 mi	Mazeikiai	$903
137 km or 85 mi	Panevezys	$1012
161 km or 100 mi	Ventspils	$994
161 km or 100 mi	Parnu	$1214
174 km or 108 mi	Kuressaare	$1230
181 km or 112 mi	Viljandi	$1083
186 km or 115 mi	Utena	$1003
190 km or 118 mi	Daugavpils	$952
195 km or 121 mi	Liepaja	$1060
203 km or 126 mi	Rezekne	$853
209 km or 130 mi	Jonava	$890
223 km or 138 mi	Tartu	$1232
228 km or 142 mi	Kaunas	$1279
229 km or 142 mi	Klaipeda	$1106
262 km or 163 mi	Vilnius	$1461
270 km or 168 mi	Marijampole	$947
271 km or 168 mi	Pskov	$720
279 km or 174 mi	Tallinn	$1683
283 km or 176 mi	Alytus	$907
286 km or 178 mi	Maardu	$1448
298 km or 185 mi	Rakvere	$1021
327 km or 203 mi	Suwalki	$1133
330 km or 205 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1131
335 km or 208 mi	Kaliningrad	$919
339 km or 211 mi	Raseborg	$1606
347 km or 215 mi	Sillamae	$1111
353 km or 219 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1753
357 km or 222 mi	Visby	$1579
361 km or 225 mi	Narva	$1108
362 km or 225 mi	Helsinki	$1990
364 km or 226 mi	Espoo	$2062
365 km or 227 mi	Grodno	$399
365 km or 227 mi	Elk	$1184
367 km or 228 mi	Lohja	$1406