Glasgow vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Glasgow	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2114	$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4959	$3163
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$592
🏘️ Family rent	$2124	$1001
🍽️ Food expenses	$547	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3456	$1555
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	93	59
😀 Quality of life	94	80
🏙️ Population	626K	595K

The cost of living in Glasgow is 69% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 1708th and 4631st ($2114 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th 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 1.6 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 39th and 657th 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	$22.9	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.5	$56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.4	$5.81
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.27	$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1185	$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2085	$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1681	$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$320	$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.73%	4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4105	$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3087	$2218
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.15	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.25	$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.23	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.7	$6.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.03	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.01	$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.1	$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86	$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.5	$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$135	$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$928	$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21435	$18197

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1878
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1885
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1831
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1611
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1600
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1647
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1835
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1704
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1842
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1760
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1586
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1750
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2295
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1794
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1640
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1456
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1593
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1596
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1798
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1485
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1820
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1878
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$2005
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1923
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$2236
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1979
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1806
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1943
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1820
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1784
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1777
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1778
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1523
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$1872
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1554
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1742
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1646
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1834
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1791
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1404

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