Lima vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lima Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$986
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2437
$2907
🏠 One person rent
$443
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$776
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$444
$1324
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
77
61
😀 Quality of life
64
79
🏙️ Population
9.94M
605K

The cost of living in Lima is 16% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 5792nd and 4672nd ($986 vs $1169) 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 0.5 months in Lima compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 4404th and 580th 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
$4.48
$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$5.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$527
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$948
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.4
$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.59%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1773
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1434
$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.9
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.71
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.8
$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.02
$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.84
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.57
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.28
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.2
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.8
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.57
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.9
$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$234
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8320
$13962

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Callao
$779
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$726
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$687
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$591
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$605
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$612
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$640
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$553
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$588
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$496
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$597
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$699
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$548
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$500
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$643
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$549
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$523
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$515
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$603
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$517
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$560
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$522
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$560
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$564
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$490
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$498
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$509
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$617
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$504
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$495
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$406
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$679
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$781
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$454
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$594
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$780
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$770
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$641
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$673
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$722

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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