Jeddah vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1210
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2901
$3163
🏠 One person rent
$583
$592
🏘️ Family rent
$965
$1001
🍽️ Food expenses
$315
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1673
$1555
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
45
59
😀 Quality of life
76
80
🏙️ Population
4.7M
595K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 4% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 4730th and 4631st ($1210 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Saudi Arabia and Latvia, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Jeddah compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 1324th and 657th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Riga

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Jeddah Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.59
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.5
$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$5.81
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$599
$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1068
$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$732
$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.5
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.8
$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.32%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1601
$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1010
$2218
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.11
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.3
$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.27
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.18
$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.65
$6.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.55
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.54
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$91.7
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.2
$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.5
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$523
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8743
$18197

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$890
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$873
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$871
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$919
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$483
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$834
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$484
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$993
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$864
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1124
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$513
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$350
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$475
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$938
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$738
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$947
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$481
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1036
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$379
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$439
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$334
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1628
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$338
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$532
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$476
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$748
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$429
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$872
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$476
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$375
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$753
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$803
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$478

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1374
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1000
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$893
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$938
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$895
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$964
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$860
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$982
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$932
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1179
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1225
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1054
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$974
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$938
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1040
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$835
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$859
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1220
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1258
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1077
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1434
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$928
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$758
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1594
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$881
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1455
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1085
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1114
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$1016
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1597
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1079
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1684
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1498
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1081
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1970
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1974
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$445
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1170
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1391