Glasgow vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Glasgow	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2058	$1270
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4930	$3141
🏠 One person rent	$1155	$619
🏘️ Family rent	$2017	$1049
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$81.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3074	$1509
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	94	61
😀 Quality of life	95	82
🏙️ Population	626K	605K

The cost of living in Glasgow is 62% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 1833rd and 4556th ($2058 vs $1270) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 94th 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 1.5 months in Glasgow compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Glasgow ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 52nd and 625th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Riga

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	Glasgow	Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$96.4	$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.73	$5.71
☕ Cappuccino	$4.81	$3.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.96	$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1172	$547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$856	$378
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2085	$965
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1575	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$189
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$301	$285
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.1	$18.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.83%	4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4064	$3110
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3045	$1956
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.97	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.2	$35.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.9	$9.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.74	$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.1	$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.98	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$9.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21.1	$5.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.03	$9.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.61	$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.03	$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$3.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49	$47.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.1	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.9	$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$118	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$91.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1138	$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18105	$16726

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1840
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1837
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1797
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1619
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1527
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1575
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1711
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1630
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1762
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1775
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1522
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1728
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2310
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1768
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1641
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1485
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1480
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1759
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1778
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1484
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1808
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1884
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$2021
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1879
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$2205
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1963
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1769
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1906
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1825
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1805
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1780
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1797
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1507
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$2079
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1602
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1761
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1551
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1840
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1839
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1429

Cities near Riga

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Jurmala	$1419
34 km or 21 mi	Ogre	$1046
40 km or 25 mi	Jelgava	$889
103 km or 64 mi	Valmiera	$928
118 km or 74 mi	Jekabpils	$894
123 km or 77 mi	Siauliai	$967
129 km or 80 mi	Mazeikiai	$864
137 km or 85 mi	Panevezys	$988
161 km or 100 mi	Ventspils	$968
161 km or 100 mi	Parnu	$1184
174 km or 108 mi	Kuressaare	$1192
181 km or 112 mi	Viljandi	$1041
186 km or 115 mi	Utena	$974
190 km or 118 mi	Daugavpils	$929
195 km or 121 mi	Liepaja	$1034
203 km or 126 mi	Rezekne	$840
209 km or 130 mi	Jonava	$865
223 km or 138 mi	Tartu	$1174
228 km or 142 mi	Kaunas	$1334
229 km or 142 mi	Klaipeda	$1057
262 km or 163 mi	Vilnius	$1414
270 km or 168 mi	Marijampole	$920
271 km or 168 mi	Pskov	$680
279 km or 174 mi	Tallinn	$1601
283 km or 176 mi	Alytus	$883
286 km or 178 mi	Maardu	$1372
298 km or 185 mi	Rakvere	$999
327 km or 203 mi	Suwalki	$1113
330 km or 205 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1089
335 km or 208 mi	Kaliningrad	$829
339 km or 211 mi	Raseborg	$1566
347 km or 215 mi	Sillamae	$1064
353 km or 219 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1737
357 km or 222 mi	Visby	$1485
361 km or 225 mi	Narva	$1083
362 km or 225 mi	Helsinki	$1947
364 km or 226 mi	Espoo	$1937
365 km or 227 mi	Grodno	$349
365 km or 227 mi	Elk	$1125
367 km or 228 mi	Lohja	$1383