Johannesburg vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1171
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2754
$3118
🏠 One person rent
$522
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$894
$989
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$449
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1761
$1623
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
73
59
😀 Quality of life
65
81
🏙️ Population
4.8M
595K

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 6% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 4839th and 4678th ($1171 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.5 months in Johannesburg compared to 1.3 months in Riga. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 5190th and 668th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Riga

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Johannesburg Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.5
$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.9
$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$5.82
☕ Cappuccino
$2.48
$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$448
$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$377
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$804
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$689
$662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40
$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.13%
4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1058
$3224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.12
$1.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.7
$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.88
$9.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.21
$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.47
$5.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.83
$9.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.49
$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.5
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.38
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$53.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$229
$528
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5808
$17597

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$1089
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$958
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$1057
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$892
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$792
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$967
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$1049
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$765
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$950
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$1017
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$791
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$910
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$899
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$826
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$875
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$826
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$901
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$697
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$731
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$694
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$652
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$912
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$662
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$511
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$681
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$628
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$763
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$630
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$551
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$927
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$916
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$583
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$966
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$948
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$633
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$950

Cities near Riga

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1423
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1027
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$908
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$944
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$912
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$1001
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$903
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$1012
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$994
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1214
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1230
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1083
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$1003
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$952
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1060
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$853
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$890
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1232
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1279
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1106
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1461
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$947
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$720
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1683
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$907
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1448
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1021
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1133
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$919
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1606
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1111
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1579
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1108
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1990
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2062
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$399
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1184
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1406