Islamabad vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$464
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1089
$3118
🏠 One person rent
$213
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$989
🍽️ Food expenses
$162
$449
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.2
$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$1623
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
70
59
😀 Quality of life
50
81
🏙️ Population
1.01M
595K

The cost of living in Islamabad is 63% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 8843rd and 4678th ($464 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Pakistan and Latvia, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Islamabad compared to 1.3 months in Riga. Islamabad ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 6696th and 668th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Islamabad vs Riga

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Islamabad Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.05
$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.4
$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.35
$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$5.82
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$204
$662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.1
$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.06%
4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1495
$3224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$746
$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$1.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.7
$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.23
$9.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.72
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.2
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.94
$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$5.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.19
$9.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.65
$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.3
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$53.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.89
$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.4
$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.5
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.6
$528
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3118
$17597

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$427
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$360
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$279
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$370
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$264
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$369
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$323
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$379
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$330
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$353
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$381
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$371
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$308
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$295
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$308
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$378
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$326
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$379
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$368
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$348
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$432
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$302
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$367
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$391
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$318
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$364
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$423
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$315
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$433
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$352
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$473
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$382
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$351
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$414
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$417
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$425
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$429
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$379

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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