Los Angeles vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Los Angeles	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3361	$1270
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7751	$3141
🏠 One person rent	$2151	$619
🏘️ Family rent	$3720	$1049
🍽️ Food expenses	$750	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$245	$81.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4549	$1509
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	99	61
😀 Quality of life	94	82
🏙️ Population	3.9M	605K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 165% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 65th and 4556th ($3361 vs $1270) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st 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 1.4 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Los Angeles ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 74th and 625th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Riga

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	Los Angeles	Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.6	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.5	$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.2	$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.27	$5.71
☕ Cappuccino	$6.49	$3.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2364	$547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1847	$378
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4128	$965
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$189
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$285
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.6	$18.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7753	$3110
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6833	$1956
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.9	$35.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$9.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.99	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.62	$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.04	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$9.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.97	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$5.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.09	$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.34	$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$3.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.9	$47.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$168	$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.8	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$62	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$91.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1849	$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26874	$16726

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2786
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2780
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2722
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2940
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2952
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2764
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3132
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3036
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2762
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3656
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2947
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2917
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2807
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2822
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3002
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3706
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3288
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2650
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2856
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3119
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2855
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2794
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2731
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3004
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2810
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3122
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3008
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2725
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2682
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3595
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2788
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2927

Cities near Riga

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Jurmala	$1419
34 km or 21 mi	Ogre	$1046
40 km or 25 mi	Jelgava	$889
103 km or 64 mi	Valmiera	$928
118 km or 74 mi	Jekabpils	$894
123 km or 77 mi	Siauliai	$967
129 km or 80 mi	Mazeikiai	$864
137 km or 85 mi	Panevezys	$988
161 km or 100 mi	Ventspils	$968
161 km or 100 mi	Parnu	$1184
174 km or 108 mi	Kuressaare	$1192
181 km or 112 mi	Viljandi	$1041
186 km or 115 mi	Utena	$974
190 km or 118 mi	Daugavpils	$929
195 km or 121 mi	Liepaja	$1034
203 km or 126 mi	Rezekne	$840
209 km or 130 mi	Jonava	$865
223 km or 138 mi	Tartu	$1174
228 km or 142 mi	Kaunas	$1334
229 km or 142 mi	Klaipeda	$1057
262 km or 163 mi	Vilnius	$1414
270 km or 168 mi	Marijampole	$920
271 km or 168 mi	Pskov	$680
279 km or 174 mi	Tallinn	$1601
283 km or 176 mi	Alytus	$883
286 km or 178 mi	Maardu	$1372
298 km or 185 mi	Rakvere	$999
327 km or 203 mi	Suwalki	$1113
330 km or 205 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1089
335 km or 208 mi	Kaliningrad	$829
339 km or 211 mi	Raseborg	$1566
347 km or 215 mi	Sillamae	$1064
353 km or 219 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1737
357 km or 222 mi	Visby	$1485
361 km or 225 mi	Narva	$1083
362 km or 225 mi	Helsinki	$1947
364 km or 226 mi	Espoo	$1937
365 km or 227 mi	Grodno	$349
365 km or 227 mi	Elk	$1125
367 km or 228 mi	Lohja	$1383