Los Angeles vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Los Angeles	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3378	$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7707	$3118
🏠 One person rent	$2168	$588
🏘️ Family rent	$3725	$989
🍽️ Food expenses	$743	$449
🚐 Transport expenses	$257	$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$1623
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	99	59
😀 Quality of life	93	81
🏙️ Population	3.9M	595K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 171% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 72nd and 4678th ($3378 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd 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 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.3 months in Riga. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 55th and 668th 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	$21.9	$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91	$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.85	$5.82
☕ Cappuccino	$6.48	$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2352	$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1867	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4129	$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$214	$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.86%	4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7811	$3224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7110	$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$1.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94	$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$9.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.27	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.67	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.45	$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.39	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$5.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$9.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.78	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.45	$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$144	$53.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.3	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.2	$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1715	$528
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28004	$17597

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2850
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2749
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2976
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2993
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2810
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3159
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3086
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2769
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2820
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3695
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3020
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2912
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2835
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2850
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3020
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3768
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3328
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2698
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2880
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3157
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2894
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2842
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2770
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3051
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2847
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3193
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3019
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2702
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2688
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3588
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2815
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2974

Cities near Riga

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Jurmala	$1423
34 km or 21 mi	Ogre	$1027
40 km or 25 mi	Jelgava	$908
103 km or 64 mi	Valmiera	$944
118 km or 74 mi	Jekabpils	$912
123 km or 77 mi	Siauliai	$1001
129 km or 80 mi	Mazeikiai	$903
137 km or 85 mi	Panevezys	$1012
161 km or 100 mi	Ventspils	$994
161 km or 100 mi	Parnu	$1214
174 km or 108 mi	Kuressaare	$1230
181 km or 112 mi	Viljandi	$1083
186 km or 115 mi	Utena	$1003
190 km or 118 mi	Daugavpils	$952
195 km or 121 mi	Liepaja	$1060
203 km or 126 mi	Rezekne	$853
209 km or 130 mi	Jonava	$890
223 km or 138 mi	Tartu	$1232
228 km or 142 mi	Kaunas	$1279
229 km or 142 mi	Klaipeda	$1106
262 km or 163 mi	Vilnius	$1461
270 km or 168 mi	Marijampole	$947
271 km or 168 mi	Pskov	$720
279 km or 174 mi	Tallinn	$1683
283 km or 176 mi	Alytus	$907
286 km or 178 mi	Maardu	$1448
298 km or 185 mi	Rakvere	$1021
327 km or 203 mi	Suwalki	$1133
330 km or 205 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1131
335 km or 208 mi	Kaliningrad	$919
339 km or 211 mi	Raseborg	$1606
347 km or 215 mi	Sillamae	$1111
353 km or 219 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1753
357 km or 222 mi	Visby	$1579
361 km or 225 mi	Narva	$1108
362 km or 225 mi	Helsinki	$1990
364 km or 226 mi	Espoo	$2062
365 km or 227 mi	Grodno	$399
365 km or 227 mi	Elk	$1184
367 km or 228 mi	Lohja	$1406