Las Vegas vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Las Vegas	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2271	$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5203	$2787
🏠 One person rent	$1389	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$2398	$924
🍽️ Food expenses	$604	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$142	$75.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4042	$1303
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	51	61
😀 Quality of life	87	79
🏙️ Population	642K	605K

The cost of living in Las Vegas is 104% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 1211th and 4764th ($2271 vs $1113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1100th and 2nd in the United States and Latvia, respectively. Check the United States vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Las Vegas compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Las Vegas ranked 75th best city to live in the United States vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 290th and 596th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Las Vegas	Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.6	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71	$51.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$7.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$5.24
☕ Cappuccino	$6.11	$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1329	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1126	$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2493	$915
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1986	$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$246	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3295	$2774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2677	$1723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.9	$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.5	$8.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.37	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.93	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.87	$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.76	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.95	$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.43	$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.69	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.4	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.3	$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.4	$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1017	$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13572	$13840

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Cities near Las Vegas

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	North Las Vegas	$2260
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Paradise	$2322
16 km or 10 mi	Enterprise	$2343
18 km or 11 mi	Summerlin South	$2261
21 km or 13 mi	Henderson	$2566
78 km or 48 mi	Pahrump	$2235
127 km or 79 mi	Bullhead	$1852
147 km or 91 mi	Kingman	$1926
174 km or 108 mi	St. George	$2126
181 km or 112 mi	Washington	$2146
202 km or 125 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
221 km or 137 mi	Barstow	$2749
236 km or 146 mi	Ridgecrest	$2115
241 km or 150 mi	Twentynine Palms	$2592
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar	$2083
254 km or 158 mi	Yucca Valley	$2141
263 km or 163 mi	Apple Valley	$2550
266 km or 165 mi	Victorville	$2568
273 km or 169 mi	Adelanto	$2840
275 km or 171 mi	Desert Hot Springs	$2471
277 km or 172 mi	Hesperia	$2657
289 km or 179 mi	Cathedral	$2421
289 km or 180 mi	Blythe	$2763
290 km or 180 mi	Palm Springs	$2389
290 km or 180 mi	Indio	$2619
292 km or 181 mi	Coachella	$2778
294 km or 183 mi	Palm Desert	$2578
294 km or 183 mi	Yucaipa	$2502
295 km or 183 mi	Highland	$2888
296 km or 184 mi	Banning	$2501
297 km or 184 mi	La Quinta	$2619
299 km or 186 mi	San Bernardino	$2447
299 km or 186 mi	Redlands	$2768
300 km or 186 mi	Beaumont	$2544
303 km or 188 mi	Prescott	$2466
304 km or 189 mi	Loma Linda	$2726
305 km or 190 mi	Colton	$3060
306 km or 190 mi	Rialto	$2701
310 km or 192 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
312 km or 194 mi	Moreno Valley	$2695

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