Los Angeles vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Los Angeles	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3196	$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7594	$2787
🏠 One person rent	$2049	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$924
🍽️ Food expenses	$709	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$75.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4771	$1303
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	99	61
😀 Quality of life	93	79
🏙️ Population	3.9M	605K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 187% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 80th and 4764th ($3196 vs $1113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st 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 1.5 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Los Angeles ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 58th and 596th 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	$21.7	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.7	$51.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$7.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.51	$5.24
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2168	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1758	$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4056	$915
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3293	$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8056	$2774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7115	$1723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.5	$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$8.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.1	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.05	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.25	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$190	$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.8	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28838	$13840

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2902
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3014
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3370
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2735
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3086
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2824
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2787
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2720
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3022
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3162
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2758
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2669
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2662
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3573
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2789
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2919

Cities near Riga

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Jurmala	$1299
34 km or 21 mi	Ogre	$933
40 km or 25 mi	Jelgava	$804
103 km or 64 mi	Valmiera	$835
118 km or 74 mi	Jekabpils	$840
123 km or 77 mi	Siauliai	$953
129 km or 80 mi	Mazeikiai	$983
137 km or 85 mi	Panevezys	$950
161 km or 100 mi	Ventspils	$869
161 km or 100 mi	Parnu	$1064
174 km or 108 mi	Kuressaare	$1064
181 km or 112 mi	Viljandi	$933
186 km or 115 mi	Utena	$936
190 km or 118 mi	Daugavpils	$843
195 km or 121 mi	Liepaja	$953
203 km or 126 mi	Rezekne	$761
209 km or 130 mi	Jonava	$847
223 km or 138 mi	Tartu	$1045
228 km or 142 mi	Kaunas	$1150
229 km or 142 mi	Klaipeda	$969
262 km or 163 mi	Vilnius	$1261
270 km or 168 mi	Marijampole	$882
271 km or 168 mi	Pskov	$467
279 km or 174 mi	Tallinn	$1414
283 km or 176 mi	Alytus	$850
286 km or 178 mi	Maardu	$1219
298 km or 185 mi	Rakvere	$899
327 km or 203 mi	Suwalki	$1016
330 km or 205 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
335 km or 208 mi	Kaliningrad	$741
339 km or 211 mi	Raseborg	$1441
347 km or 215 mi	Sillamae	$952
353 km or 219 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
357 km or 222 mi	Visby	$1273
361 km or 225 mi	Narva	$953
362 km or 225 mi	Helsinki	$1816
364 km or 226 mi	Espoo	$1879
365 km or 227 mi	Grodno	$385
365 km or 227 mi	Elk	$1025
367 km or 228 mi	Lohja	$1220