Long Beach vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Long Beach Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2681
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6051
$2907
🏠 One person rent
$1825
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$3146
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$592
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4933
$1324
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
94
61
😀 Quality of life
77
79
🏙️ Population
467K
605K

The cost of living in Long Beach is 129% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 464th and 4672nd ($2681 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 406th 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 1.8 months in Long Beach compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Long Beach ranked 181st best city to live in the United States vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 769th and 580th 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
$16.3
$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.1
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.81
$5.18
 Cappuccino
$5.45
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.63
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1953
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1605
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3294
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2861
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.5
$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.3
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.57%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7038
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6988
$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$10.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.1
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.34
$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.65
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.9
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$95.6
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.6
$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.5
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1485
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21877
$13962

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Carson
$2754
11 km or 6.5 mi Seal Beach
$2817
11 km or 7 mi Lakewood
$2598
11 km or 7.1 mi Lomita
$2845
15 km or 9 mi Compton
$2709
15 km or 9.2 mi Bellflower
$2552
15 km or 9.2 mi Paramount
$2572
15 km or 9.5 mi Torrance
$2984
15 km or 9.6 mi Cypress
$2681
16 km or 9.7 mi Rancho Palos Verdes
$2938
16 km or 10 mi Cerritos
$2570
17 km or 11 mi Gardena
$2866
17 km or 11 mi Lynwood
$2633
19 km or 12 mi Norwalk
$2569
19 km or 12 mi Westminster
$2834
19 km or 12 mi Stanton
$2761
19 km or 12 mi Redondo Beach
$3603
20 km or 12 mi South Gate
$2612
20 km or 12 mi Lawndale
$3054
20 km or 12 mi Downey
$2354
20 km or 12 mi Huntington Beach
$3112
20 km or 13 mi Buena Park
$2708
22 km or 14 mi Hawthorne
$2861
22 km or 14 mi Garden Grove
$2804
22 km or 14 mi Cudahy
$2604
23 km or 14 mi Bell Gardens
$2561
23 km or 14 mi La Mirada
$2685
23 km or 14 mi Florence-Graham
$2720
23 km or 14 mi Fountain Valley
$3087
23 km or 15 mi Bell
$2652
24 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3065
24 km or 15 mi Huntington Park
$2682
24 km or 15 mi Maywood
$2673
25 km or 16 mi Inglewood
$2831
26 km or 16 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2629
26 km or 16 mi Pico Rivera
$2638
27 km or 17 mi Whittier
$2673
28 km or 17 mi Fullerton
$2959
28 km or 18 mi Montebello
$2675
29 km or 18 mi Santa Ana
$2614

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