Las Vegas vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Las Vegas	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2246	$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5103	$2907
🏠 One person rent	$1378	$568
🏘️ Family rent	$2376	$964
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$392
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4304	$1324
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	51	61
😀 Quality of life	88	79
🏙️ Population	642K	605K

The cost of living in Las Vegas is 92% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 1265th and 4672nd ($2246 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1114th 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 1.9 months in Las Vegas compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Las Vegas ranked 64th best city to live in the United States vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 240th and 580th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Las Vegas	Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.1	$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71	$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.96	$5.18
☕ Cappuccino	$5.94	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.63	$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1259	$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1133	$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2413	$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1989	$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$233	$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.3	$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.73%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3082	$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2716	$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.6	$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.8	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.17	$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.51	$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.39	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.31	$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.41	$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.72	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.7	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.3	$46
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$49	$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1002	$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9634	$13962

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Cities near Las Vegas

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	North Las Vegas	$2239
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Paradise	$2309
16 km or 10 mi	Enterprise	$2346
18 km or 11 mi	Summerlin South	$2253
21 km or 13 mi	Henderson	$2639
78 km or 48 mi	Pahrump	$2256
127 km or 79 mi	Bullhead	$1842
147 km or 91 mi	Kingman	$1886
174 km or 108 mi	St. George	$2152
181 km or 112 mi	Washington	$2163
202 km or 125 mi	Lake Havasu	$1999
221 km or 137 mi	Barstow	$2641
236 km or 146 mi	Ridgecrest	$1852
241 km or 150 mi	Twentynine Palms	$2416
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar	$1638
254 km or 158 mi	Yucca Valley	$1705
263 km or 163 mi	Apple Valley	$2536
266 km or 165 mi	Victorville	$2514
273 km or 169 mi	Adelanto	$2632
275 km or 171 mi	Desert Hot Springs	$2356
277 km or 172 mi	Hesperia	$2560
289 km or 179 mi	Cathedral	$2302
289 km or 180 mi	Blythe	$2638
290 km or 180 mi	Palm Springs	$2256
290 km or 180 mi	Indio	$2469
292 km or 181 mi	Coachella	$2591
294 km or 183 mi	Palm Desert	$2449
294 km or 183 mi	Yucaipa	$2435
295 km or 183 mi	Highland	$2470
296 km or 184 mi	Banning	$2482
297 km or 184 mi	La Quinta	$2497
299 km or 186 mi	San Bernardino	$2054
299 km or 186 mi	Redlands	$2896
300 km or 186 mi	Beaumont	$2493
303 km or 188 mi	Prescott	$2484
304 km or 189 mi	Loma Linda	$2674
305 km or 190 mi	Colton	$3152
306 km or 190 mi	Rialto	$2630
310 km or 192 mi	Prescott Valley	$2415
312 km or 194 mi	Moreno Valley	$2611

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