Lima vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lima Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1034
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2503
$3163
🏠 One person rent
$466
$592
🏘️ Family rent
$771
$1001
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$632
$1555
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
77
59
😀 Quality of life
71
80
🏙️ Population
9.94M
595K

The cost of living in Lima is 18% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 5300th and 4631st ($1034 vs $1254) 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 3484th and 657th 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
$4.53
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.4
$56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.88
$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$5.81
☕ Cappuccino
$3.36
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1102
$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.3
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.6
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.87%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2328
$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1422
$2218
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.04
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.44
$6.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.6
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.7
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.2
$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.5
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11057
$18197

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Callao
$820
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$771
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$730
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$598
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$571
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$641
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$725
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$604
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$621
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$527
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$612
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$811
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$524
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$583
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$631
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$626
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$611
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$667
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$670
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$617
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$670
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$589
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$589
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$651
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$558
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$593
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$638
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$559
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$705
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$660
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$459
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$745
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$686
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$577
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$584
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$815
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$829
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$691
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$694
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$731

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1374
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1000
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$893
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$938
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$895
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$964
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$860
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$982
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$932
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1179
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1225
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1054
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$974
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$938
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1040
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$835
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$859
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1220
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1258
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1077
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1434
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$928
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$758
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1594
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$881
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1455
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1085
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1114
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$1016
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1597
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1079
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1684
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1498
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1081
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1970
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1974
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$445
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1170
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1391