Lima vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lima Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1075
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2553
$3118
🏠 One person rent
$489
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$776
$989
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$449
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$643
$1623
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
77
59
😀 Quality of life
70
81
🏙️ Population
9.94M
595K

The cost of living in Lima is 14% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 5141st and 4678th ($1075 vs $1248) 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 1.3 months in Riga. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 4052nd and 668th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lima vs Riga

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Lima Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.88
$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25
$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.92
$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.49
$5.82
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$654
$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1036
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.4
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.5
$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.3
$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.09%
4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2206
$3224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1546
$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$1.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$9.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.4
$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.75
$5.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.75
$9.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.2
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.31
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.7
$53.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.3
$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.2
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$215
$528
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9668
$17597

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Callao
$844
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$796
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$752
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$611
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$618
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$662
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$739
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$608
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$661
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$540
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$664
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$746
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$534
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$596
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$691
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$617
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$607
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$676
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$661
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$619
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$652
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$605
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$630
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$660
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$571
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$605
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$650
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$594
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$714
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$668
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$461
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$760
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$727
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$590
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$584
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$812
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$822
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$665
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$675
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$755

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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