Lima vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lima Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1040
$1270
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2534
$3141
🏠 One person rent
$453
$619
🏘️ Family rent
$771
$1049
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$445
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$81.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$592
$1509
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
79
61
😀 Quality of life
71
82
🏙️ Population
9.94M
605K

The cost of living in Lima is 18% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 5274th and 4556th ($1040 vs $1270) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Peru and Latvia, respectively. Check Peru vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Lima compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 3631st and 625th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lima Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.56
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.3
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.18
$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$5.71
☕ Cappuccino
$3.09
$3.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$599
$547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$378
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$972
$965
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$615
$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$189
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$285
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$18.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.07%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1901
$3110
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1809
$1956
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.7
$35.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$9.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.45
$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.09
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$9.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$5.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.66
$9.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$3.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.1
$47.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.33
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.9
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.4
$91.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$196
$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8454
$16726

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11 km or 6.8 mi Callao
$838
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$775
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$737
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$604
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$676
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$655
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$732
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$595
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$654
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$531
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$655
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$730
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$527
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$589
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$681
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$607
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$598
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$667
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$613
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$609
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$624
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$594
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$609
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$648
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$563
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$596
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$638
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$601
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$704
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$656
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$445
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$748
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$654
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$582
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$587
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$763
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$780
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$675
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$681
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$745

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1419
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1046
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$889
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$928
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$894
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$967
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$864
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$988
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$968
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1184
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1192
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1041
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$974
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$929
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1034
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$840
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$865
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1174
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1334
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1057
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1414
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$920
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$680
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1601
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$883
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1372
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$999
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1113
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1089
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$829
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1566
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1064
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1737
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1485
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1083
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1947
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1937
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$349
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1125
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1383