Izmir vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Izmir Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$892
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2222
$2907
🏠 One person rent
$431
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$753
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$282
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.6
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$706
$1324
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
68
61
😀 Quality of life
68
79
🏙️ Population
2.95M
605K

The cost of living in Izmir is 24% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 6157th and 4672nd ($892 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in Turkey and Latvia, respectively. Check Turkey vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 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 3155th and 580th among best cities to live in the world.

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Izmir Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.74
$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.2
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.48
$5.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.52
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$344
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$911
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.3
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
29.09%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1878
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1054
$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.05
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.83
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.8
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.23
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.59
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.39
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.28
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.2
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.13
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$63.2
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.56
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.1
$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$392
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9132
$13962

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$612
50 km or 31 mi Turgutlu
$652
63 km or 39 mi Kusadasi
$743
64 km or 39 mi Tire
$663
87 km or 54 mi Chios
$1198
87 km or 54 mi Salihli
$657
88 km or 55 mi Aydin
$638
93 km or 58 mi Mytilene
$899
95 km or 59 mi Soma
$642
117 km or 73 mi Nazilli
$600
152 km or 94 mi Balikesir
$584
155 km or 96 mi Bodrum
$868
171 km or 106 mi Mugla
$741
185 km or 115 mi Denizli
$508
192 km or 119 mi Mykonos
$1956
199 km or 124 mi Usak
$648
200 km or 124 mi Marmaris
$1077
203 km or 126 mi Canakkale
$668
227 km or 141 mi Bandirma
$655
240 km or 149 mi Rhodes
$1095
257 km or 160 mi Bursa
$789
265 km or 164 mi Fethiye
$876
268 km or 167 mi Santorini
$1769
271 km or 168 mi Kutahya
$700
276 km or 171 mi Inegol
$690
286 km or 178 mi Burdur
$553
288 km or 179 mi Tekirdag
$705
292 km or 181 mi Alexandroupoli
$999
292 km or 182 mi Kifissia
$1459
298 km or 185 mi Afyonkarahisar
$463
299 km or 186 mi Nea Ionia
$1278
300 km or 186 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1262
302 km or 187 mi Argyroupoli
$1399
302 km or 188 mi Glyfada
$1528
303 km or 188 mi Voula
$1399
303 km or 188 mi Athens
$1366
304 km or 189 mi Nea Smyrni
$1258
305 km or 189 mi Kallithea
$1257
305 km or 190 mi Peristeri
$1228
305 km or 190 mi Palaio Faliro
$1346

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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