London vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	London	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3321	$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7723	$2798
🏠 One person rent	$2218	$549
🏘️ Family rent	$3918	$919
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$385
🚐 Transport expenses	$349	$80.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4098	$1220
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	61
😀 Quality of life	98	79
🏙️ Population	8.91M	606K

The cost of living in London is 192% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 38th and 4604th ($3321 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.2 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 5th and 535th 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	$19.7	$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.7	$52.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$7.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.25	$4.97
☕ Cappuccino	$4.62	$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.47	$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2493	$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1838	$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4599	$885
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3306	$549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$314	$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.2	$16.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.62%	4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16999	$2627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9363	$1636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.94	$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.6	$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.31	$2.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$7.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.8	$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.56	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.5	$5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.1	$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.68	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.3	$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.8	$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.8	$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2256	$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25471	$13518

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3004
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2364
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2291
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2538
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2202
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2234
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2282
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2165
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2157
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2175
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2120
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2119
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2104
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2036
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2117
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2504
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$1981
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2050
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2345
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$1999
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2067
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2599
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1937
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2173
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2043
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2001
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2155
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1974
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2051
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2076
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$1993
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1875
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$1976
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1920
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$1972
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2406
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$1908

Cities near Riga

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Jurmala	$1362
34 km or 21 mi	Ogre	$1088
40 km or 25 mi	Jelgava	$827
103 km or 64 mi	Valmiera	$860
118 km or 74 mi	Jekabpils	$927
123 km or 77 mi	Siauliai	$827
129 km or 80 mi	Mazeikiai	$985
137 km or 85 mi	Panevezys	$877
161 km or 100 mi	Ventspils	$893
161 km or 100 mi	Parnu	$982
174 km or 108 mi	Kuressaare	$1080
181 km or 112 mi	Viljandi	$909
186 km or 115 mi	Utena	$928
190 km or 118 mi	Daugavpils	$864
195 km or 121 mi	Liepaja	$976
203 km or 126 mi	Rezekne	$831
209 km or 130 mi	Jonava	$835
223 km or 138 mi	Tartu	$1163
228 km or 142 mi	Kaunas	$1080
229 km or 142 mi	Klaipeda	$981
262 km or 163 mi	Vilnius	$1303
270 km or 168 mi	Marijampole	$922
271 km or 168 mi	Pskov	$461
279 km or 174 mi	Tallinn	$1335
283 km or 176 mi	Alytus	$850
286 km or 178 mi	Maardu	$1194
298 km or 185 mi	Rakvere	$920
327 km or 203 mi	Suwalki	$1028
330 km or 205 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$933
335 km or 208 mi	Kaliningrad	$622
339 km or 211 mi	Raseborg	$1438
347 km or 215 mi	Sillamae	$906
353 km or 219 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1519
357 km or 222 mi	Visby	$1345
361 km or 225 mi	Narva	$814
362 km or 225 mi	Helsinki	$1825
364 km or 226 mi	Espoo	$1907
365 km or 227 mi	Grodno	$385
365 km or 227 mi	Elk	$1013
367 km or 228 mi	Lohja	$1257