London vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	London	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3296	$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7841	$2787
🏠 One person rent	$2211	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$4100	$924
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$375	$75.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4153	$1303
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	61
😀 Quality of life	99	79
🏙️ Population	8.8M	605K

The cost of living in London is 196% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 58th and 4764th ($3296 vs $1113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in the United Kingdom and Latvia, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in London compared to 1.2 months in Riga. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 4th and 596th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Riga

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	London	Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.4	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84	$51.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.67	$7.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.03	$5.24
☕ Cappuccino	$4.64	$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2704	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1831	$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5123	$915
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3478	$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$255	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.5	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20412	$2774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10524	$1723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.62	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.9	$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30.2	$8.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.77	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.95	$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.2	$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.29	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.7	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.7	$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.6	$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2250	$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26090	$13840

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2868
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2332
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2273
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2414
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2209
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2207
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2214
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2185
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2470
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2136
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2217
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2261
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2076
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2112
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2433
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2199
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2122
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2429
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2052
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2048
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2623
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2052
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1924
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2422
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2092
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$1987
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2248
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1973
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2063
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2089
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2062
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1885
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2263
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1948
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2135
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2344
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2009

Cities near Riga

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Jurmala	$1299
34 km or 21 mi	Ogre	$933
40 km or 25 mi	Jelgava	$804
103 km or 64 mi	Valmiera	$835
118 km or 74 mi	Jekabpils	$840
123 km or 77 mi	Siauliai	$953
129 km or 80 mi	Mazeikiai	$983
137 km or 85 mi	Panevezys	$950
161 km or 100 mi	Ventspils	$869
161 km or 100 mi	Parnu	$1064
174 km or 108 mi	Kuressaare	$1064
181 km or 112 mi	Viljandi	$933
186 km or 115 mi	Utena	$936
190 km or 118 mi	Daugavpils	$843
195 km or 121 mi	Liepaja	$953
203 km or 126 mi	Rezekne	$761
209 km or 130 mi	Jonava	$847
223 km or 138 mi	Tartu	$1045
228 km or 142 mi	Kaunas	$1150
229 km or 142 mi	Klaipeda	$969
262 km or 163 mi	Vilnius	$1261
270 km or 168 mi	Marijampole	$882
271 km or 168 mi	Pskov	$467
279 km or 174 mi	Tallinn	$1414
283 km or 176 mi	Alytus	$850
286 km or 178 mi	Maardu	$1219
298 km or 185 mi	Rakvere	$899
327 km or 203 mi	Suwalki	$1016
330 km or 205 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
335 km or 208 mi	Kaliningrad	$741
339 km or 211 mi	Raseborg	$1441
347 km or 215 mi	Sillamae	$952
353 km or 219 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
357 km or 222 mi	Visby	$1273
361 km or 225 mi	Narva	$953
362 km or 225 mi	Helsinki	$1816
364 km or 226 mi	Espoo	$1879
365 km or 227 mi	Grodno	$385
365 km or 227 mi	Elk	$1025
367 km or 228 mi	Lohja	$1220