Izmir vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Izmir Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$825
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1980
$2798
🏠 One person rent
$420
$549
🏘️ Family rent
$695
$919
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.1
$80.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$577
$1220
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
68
61
😀 Quality of life
68
79
🏙️ Population
4.32M
606K

The cost of living in Izmir is 27% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 6300th and 4604th ($825 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Turkey and Latvia, respectively. Check Turkey vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Izmir compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Izmir ranked 3rd best city to live in Turkey vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 3526th and 535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Izmir Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.38
$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$52.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$7.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.38
$4.97
☕ Cappuccino
$2.43
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$825
$885
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$567
$549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.1
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.1
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$16.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.76%
4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1520
$2627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$951
$1636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.28
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.22
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$7.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.93
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.32
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.03
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.42
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.81
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.6
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$53
$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.2
$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8689
$13518

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$647
50 km or 31 mi Turgutlu
$629
63 km or 39 mi Kusadasi
$647
64 km or 39 mi Tire
$576
87 km or 54 mi Chios
$1186
87 km or 54 mi Salihli
$606
88 km or 55 mi Aydin
$541
93 km or 58 mi Mytilene
$937
95 km or 59 mi Soma
$618
117 km or 73 mi Nazilli
$544
152 km or 94 mi Balikesir
$665
155 km or 96 mi Bodrum
$844
171 km or 106 mi Mugla
$774
185 km or 115 mi Denizli
$510
192 km or 119 mi Mykonos
$1974
199 km or 124 mi Usak
$576
200 km or 124 mi Marmaris
$785
203 km or 126 mi Canakkale
$570
227 km or 141 mi Bandirma
$576
240 km or 149 mi Rhodes
$1061
257 km or 160 mi Bursa
$772
265 km or 164 mi Fethiye
$829
268 km or 167 mi Santorini
$1738
271 km or 168 mi Kutahya
$640
276 km or 171 mi Inegol
$642
286 km or 178 mi Burdur
$519
288 km or 179 mi Tekirdag
$414
292 km or 181 mi Alexandroupoli
$907
292 km or 182 mi Kifissia
$1467
298 km or 185 mi Afyonkarahisar
$493
299 km or 186 mi Nea Ionia
$1250
300 km or 186 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1237
302 km or 187 mi Argyroupoli
$1338
302 km or 188 mi Glyfada
$1475
303 km or 188 mi Voula
$1359
303 km or 188 mi Athens
$1287
304 km or 189 mi Nea Smyrni
$1239
305 km or 189 mi Kallithea
$1235
305 km or 190 mi Peristeri
$1172
305 km or 190 mi Palaio Faliro
$1334

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1362
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1088
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$827
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$860
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$927
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$827
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$985
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$877
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$893
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$982
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1080
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$909
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$928
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$864
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$976
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$831
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$835
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1163
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1080
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$981
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1303
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$922
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$461
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1335
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$850
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1194
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$920
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1028
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$622
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1438
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$906
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1345
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$814
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1825
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1907
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$385
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1013
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1257