Los Angeles vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Los Angeles	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3165	$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7625	$2798
🏠 One person rent	$2019	$549
🏘️ Family rent	$3688	$919
🍽️ Food expenses	$715	$385
🚐 Transport expenses	$236	$80.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6398	$1220
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	99	61
😀 Quality of life	94	79
🏙️ Population	3.9M	606K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 179% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 72nd and 4604th ($3165 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 60th 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 2 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Los Angeles ranked 5th best city to live in the United States vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 34th and 535th 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	$22.5	$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$101	$52.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$7.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.42	$4.97
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2215	$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1717	$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4161	$885
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3237	$549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71	$16.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.7%	4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7697	$2627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6904	$1636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.3	$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.26	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$2.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$7.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.72	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.97	$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.95	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.5	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$140	$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$29	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.1	$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2020	$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31623	$13518

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2777
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2717
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2781
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2678
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2821
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2887
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2854
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2638
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2987
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2578
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2734
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2713
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2650
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3660
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2886
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2297
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2676
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2750
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2836
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3263
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2649
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3220
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2442
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2737
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3030
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2987
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2747
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2702
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2621
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2579
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2935
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2707
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3148
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2700
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2541
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2375
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2665
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3168
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2862

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