Islamabad vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$439
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1168
$2907
🏠 One person rent
$198
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$457
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$150
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.4
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$256
$1324
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
67
61
😀 Quality of life
49
79
🏙️ Population
1.01M
605K

The cost of living in Islamabad is 62% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 8895th and 4672nd ($439 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Pakistan and Latvia, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Islamabad compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Islamabad ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 6293rd and 580th among best cities to live in the world.

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Islamabad Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.79
$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.1
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.44
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$5.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$92
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$505
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$286
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.4
$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.6
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.49%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1307
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$493
$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.82
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.32
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.26
$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.8
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.64
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.9
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.47
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.62
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.2
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.31
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.01
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.4
$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$59.7
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3133
$13962

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$376
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$323
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$328
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$372
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$277
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$354
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$338
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$374
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$330
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$388
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$456
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$380
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$335
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$344
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$280
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$373
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$308
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$376
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$358
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$319
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$406
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$292
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$344
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$500
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$312
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$407
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$441
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$310
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$469
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$378
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$599
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$358
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$360
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$430
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$371
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$476
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$457
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$397

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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