Houston vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Houston	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5664	$2787
🏠 One person rent	$1305	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$2467	$924
🍽️ Food expenses	$581	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$212	$75.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$1303
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	61
😀 Quality of life	91	79
🏙️ Population	2.3M	605K

The cost of living in Houston is 104% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 1229th and 4764th ($2265 vs $1113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1115th 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 1.9 months in Houston compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Houston ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 97th and 596th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Riga

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	Houston	Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.2	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$51.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$7.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.88	$5.24
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1390	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1037	$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2766	$915
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2058	$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.6	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2714	$2774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$1723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.7	$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$8.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.62	$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.64	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1470	$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18964	$13840

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2108
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2196
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2097
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2232
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2311
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2065
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2056
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2014
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1799
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1855
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2089
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1673
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1853
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1878
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2215
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2037
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2455
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2163
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2134
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2192
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2224
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2182
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2260
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2230
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2182

Cities near Riga

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Jurmala	$1299
34 km or 21 mi	Ogre	$933
40 km or 25 mi	Jelgava	$804
103 km or 64 mi	Valmiera	$835
118 km or 74 mi	Jekabpils	$840
123 km or 77 mi	Siauliai	$953
129 km or 80 mi	Mazeikiai	$983
137 km or 85 mi	Panevezys	$950
161 km or 100 mi	Ventspils	$869
161 km or 100 mi	Parnu	$1064
174 km or 108 mi	Kuressaare	$1064
181 km or 112 mi	Viljandi	$933
186 km or 115 mi	Utena	$936
190 km or 118 mi	Daugavpils	$843
195 km or 121 mi	Liepaja	$953
203 km or 126 mi	Rezekne	$761
209 km or 130 mi	Jonava	$847
223 km or 138 mi	Tartu	$1045
228 km or 142 mi	Kaunas	$1150
229 km or 142 mi	Klaipeda	$969
262 km or 163 mi	Vilnius	$1261
270 km or 168 mi	Marijampole	$882
271 km or 168 mi	Pskov	$467
279 km or 174 mi	Tallinn	$1414
283 km or 176 mi	Alytus	$850
286 km or 178 mi	Maardu	$1219
298 km or 185 mi	Rakvere	$899
327 km or 203 mi	Suwalki	$1016
330 km or 205 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
335 km or 208 mi	Kaliningrad	$741
339 km or 211 mi	Raseborg	$1441
347 km or 215 mi	Sillamae	$952
353 km or 219 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
357 km or 222 mi	Visby	$1273
361 km or 225 mi	Narva	$953
362 km or 225 mi	Helsinki	$1816
364 km or 226 mi	Espoo	$1879
365 km or 227 mi	Grodno	$385
365 km or 227 mi	Elk	$1025
367 km or 228 mi	Lohja	$1220