Johannesburg vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1079
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2553
$2907
🏠 One person rent
$487
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$837
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1695
$1324
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
72
61
😀 Quality of life
58
79
🏙️ Population
4.43M
605K

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 8% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 5069th and 4672nd ($1079 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in South Africa and Latvia, respectively. Check South Africa vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Johannesburg compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 5446th and 580th among best cities to live in the world.

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Johannesburg Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.91
$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.5
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.08
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$5.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.04
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$405
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$781
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.2
$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.3
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.54%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1096
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$753
$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.89
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.8
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.6
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.49
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.14
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.19
$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.05
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.67
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.8
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.5
$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5865
$13962

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$997
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$874
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$971
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$822
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$696
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$838
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$909
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$717
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$848
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$943
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$717
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$819
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$841
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$689
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$788
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$774
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$809
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$692
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$718
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$690
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$623
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$791
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$654
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$459
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$627
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$663
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$696
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$581
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$554
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$859
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$1003
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$600
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$1116
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$834
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$585
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$1045

Cities near Riga

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