Long Beach vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Long Beach	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2683	$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6239	$3163
🏠 One person rent	$1744	$592
🏘️ Family rent	$3093	$1001
🍽️ Food expenses	$655	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$136	$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4372	$1555
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	94	59
😀 Quality of life	78	80
🏙️ Population	467K	595K

The cost of living in Long Beach is 114% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 604th and 4631st ($2683 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 532nd and 2nd in the United States and Latvia, respectively. Check the United States vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Long Beach compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Long Beach ranked 279th best city to live in the United States vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 958th and 657th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Long Beach vs Riga

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	Long Beach	Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.2	$56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.8	$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.35	$5.81
☕ Cappuccino	$5.82	$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.47	$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1850	$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1515	$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3208	$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2788	$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.08%	4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7147	$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6897	$2218
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.8	$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.4	$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.57	$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.56	$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.8	$6.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.51	$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.94	$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.1	$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.8	$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19617	$18197

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Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$3000
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2893
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2774
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$3115
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2922
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2758
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2793
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3124
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2854
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3737
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2739
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3076
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2880
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2694
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2989
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2920
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3771
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2867
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3243
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2766
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3238
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2875
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2987
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2866
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2840
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3251
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2868
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2888
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$3066
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2835
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3090
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2826
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$3164

Cities near Riga

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