Jeddah vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jeddah	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1146	$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2809	$2787
🏠 One person rent	$512	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$899	$924
🍽️ Food expenses	$330	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$75.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2297	$1303
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	45	61
😀 Quality of life	76	79
🏙️ Population	4.7M	605K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 3% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 4650th and 4764th ($1146 vs $1113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 2 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 860th and 596th 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	$6.67	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.1	$51.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.93	$7.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$5.24
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$976	$915
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$666	$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.2	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.3	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2107	$2774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1025	$1723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.7	$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$8.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.62	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.35	$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.7	$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.52	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.65	$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.79	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$90.8	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.4	$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$410	$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6204	$13840

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Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$979
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$829
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1215
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$905
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$902
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$910
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$961
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$488
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$861
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$486
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$937
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1131
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$520
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$329
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$482
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$969
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$846
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$1006
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$487
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1078
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$335
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$362
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$342
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1637
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$336
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$546
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$481
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$662
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$381
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$482
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$360
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$781
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$877
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$486

Cities near Riga

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Jurmala	$1299
34 km or 21 mi	Ogre	$933
40 km or 25 mi	Jelgava	$804
103 km or 64 mi	Valmiera	$835
118 km or 74 mi	Jekabpils	$840
123 km or 77 mi	Siauliai	$953
129 km or 80 mi	Mazeikiai	$983
137 km or 85 mi	Panevezys	$950
161 km or 100 mi	Ventspils	$869
161 km or 100 mi	Parnu	$1064
174 km or 108 mi	Kuressaare	$1064
181 km or 112 mi	Viljandi	$933
186 km or 115 mi	Utena	$936
190 km or 118 mi	Daugavpils	$843
195 km or 121 mi	Liepaja	$953
203 km or 126 mi	Rezekne	$761
209 km or 130 mi	Jonava	$847
223 km or 138 mi	Tartu	$1045
228 km or 142 mi	Kaunas	$1150
229 km or 142 mi	Klaipeda	$969
262 km or 163 mi	Vilnius	$1261
270 km or 168 mi	Marijampole	$882
271 km or 168 mi	Pskov	$467
279 km or 174 mi	Tallinn	$1414
283 km or 176 mi	Alytus	$850
286 km or 178 mi	Maardu	$1219
298 km or 185 mi	Rakvere	$899
327 km or 203 mi	Suwalki	$1016
330 km or 205 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
335 km or 208 mi	Kaliningrad	$741
339 km or 211 mi	Raseborg	$1441
347 km or 215 mi	Sillamae	$952
353 km or 219 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
357 km or 222 mi	Visby	$1273
361 km or 225 mi	Narva	$953
362 km or 225 mi	Helsinki	$1816
364 km or 226 mi	Espoo	$1879
365 km or 227 mi	Grodno	$385
365 km or 227 mi	Elk	$1025
367 km or 228 mi	Lohja	$1220