Houston vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Houston Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2248
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5589
$2907
🏠 One person rent
$1325
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$2490
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$564
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$201
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4672
$1324
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
61
😀 Quality of life
92
79
🏙️ Population
2.3M
605K

The cost of living in Houston is 92% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 1258th and 4672nd ($2248 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1108th 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 Houston compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Houston ranked 13th best city to live in the United States vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 82nd and 580th among best cities to live in the world.

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Houston Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.3
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.71
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.52
$5.18
☕ Cappuccino
$5.31
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1392
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1059
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2964
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2036
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2925
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2076
$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.7
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.15
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.66
$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.9
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.2
$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1368
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22908
$13962

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Pasadena
$2101
25 km or 15 mi Pearland
$2080
25 km or 16 mi Missouri
$2143
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$2089
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2164
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2093
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2035
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2074
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2084
41 km or 25 mi League
$1983
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$2003
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2151
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2692
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$1971
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1798
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1844
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2063
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$2129
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1653
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1764
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$1890
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1865
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1838
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2231
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$2004
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1960
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1468
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2211
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2473
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2145
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2186
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2223
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2194
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2226
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2232
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2177
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2250
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2223
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$2075
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2156

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