Johannesburg vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$993
$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2403
$2787
🏠 One person rent
$441
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$809
$924
🍽️ Food expenses
$288
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$75.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1383
$1303
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
72
61
😀 Quality of life
57
79
🏙️ Population
4.43M
605K

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 11% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 5539th and 4764th ($993 vs $1113) 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 1.4 months in Johannesburg compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 5667th and 596th 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
$9.65
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.9
$51.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$7.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.37
$5.24
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$377
$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$790
$915
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$627
$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.9
$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.55%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1031
$2774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$684
$1723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.62
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72
$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.35
$8.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.12
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.96
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.97
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.59
$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.42
$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.2
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.8
$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.55
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.5
$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.8
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$214
$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5271
$13840

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$953
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$837
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$923
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$785
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$678
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$807
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$906
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$672
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$773
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$820
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$889
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$695
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$784
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$795
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$722
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$768
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$748
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$780
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$665
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$691
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$535
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$664
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$562
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$763
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$628
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$500
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$442
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$621
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$631
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$657
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$567
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$540
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$814
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$640
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$964
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$583
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$1068
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$809
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$624
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$1003

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