London vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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London Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3427
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8384
$2907
🏠 One person rent
$2251
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$4328
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$587
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$393
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4627
$1324
😷 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 193% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 37th and 4672nd ($3427 vs $1169) 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 1.4 months in London compared to 1.1 months in Riga. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 2nd and 580th 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
$23
$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.8
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.7
$5.18
 Cappuccino
$4.87
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.51
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2586
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1894
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5526
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3635
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$179
$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$275
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.35%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$17558
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10692
$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.73
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$103
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.9
$10.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.54
$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.76
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.11
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$20.1
$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.92
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.94
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.42
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.6
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$142
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.2
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$99
$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2404
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25830
$13962

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Cities near London

Distance City Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi Westminster
$3054
11 km or 7 mi Wimbledon
$2446
13 km or 8.3 mi Richmond
$2368
15 km or 9.3 mi Croydon
$2624
16 km or 10 mi Greenford
$2353
19 km or 12 mi Ewell
$2322
21 km or 13 mi Coulsdon
$2372
23 km or 14 mi Esher
$2268
24 km or 15 mi Walton-on-Thames
$2248
25 km or 15 mi Watford
$2381
27 km or 17 mi Upminster
$2255
28 km or 17 mi Rickmansworth
$2245
31 km or 19 mi St Albans
$2491
32 km or 20 mi Grays
$2184
32 km or 20 mi Hertford
$2173
32 km or 20 mi Slough
$2202
32 km or 20 mi Brentwood
$2589
35 km or 22 mi Harlow
$2328
35 km or 22 mi Gravesend
$2106
35 km or 22 mi Hemel Hempstead
$2227
37 km or 23 mi Woking
$2363
38 km or 24 mi Harpenden
$2179
40 km or 25 mi Billericay
$2228
41 km or 25 mi Maidenhead
$2630
43 km or 27 mi East Grinstead
$2157
43 km or 27 mi Basildon
$2020
43 km or 27 mi Guildford
$2451
44 km or 27 mi Crawley
$2159
44 km or 27 mi Stevenage
$2040
44 km or 27 mi Bracknell
$2310
44 km or 28 mi Rochester
$1963
44 km or 28 mi Tonbridge
$2033
45 km or 28 mi High Wycombe
$2202
46 km or 28 mi Bishop's Stortford
$2152
46 km or 28 mi Luton
$2053
47 km or 29 mi Chatham
$2033
49 km or 30 mi Chelmsford
$2041
49 km or 30 mi Gillingham
$2028
49 km or 30 mi Godalming
$2477
49 km or 31 mi Farnborough
$2055

Cities near Riga

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