Madrid vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Madrid	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2109	$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4833	$3163
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$592
🏘️ Family rent	$2104	$1001
🍽️ Food expenses	$517	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2569	$1555
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	98	59
😀 Quality of life	91	80
🏙️ Population	3.51M	595K

The cost of living in Madrid is 68% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 1723rd and 4631st ($2109 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Spain and Latvia, respectively. Check Spain vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Madrid compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 160th and 657th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Riga

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	Madrid	Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.6	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.1	$56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.64	$5.81
☕ Cappuccino	$3.76	$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.27	$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1411	$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1035	$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2589	$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1735	$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.4	$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.1%	4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9054	$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4487	$2218
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.5	$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.8	$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.97	$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.98	$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.81	$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.01	$6.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.43	$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.43	$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.1	$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.9	$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.3	$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$729	$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16324	$18197

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1899
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1721
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1708
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1716
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1603
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1643
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1667
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1678
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1200
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1320
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1360
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1246
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1396
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1397
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1415
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1191
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$896
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1267
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1373
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1242
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1303
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1325
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1421
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1115
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1187
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1424
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1395
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1499
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1436
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1276
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1697
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1265
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1125
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1316
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1291
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1203
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$935
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1390
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1351
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1812

Cities near Riga

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Jurmala	$1374
34 km or 21 mi	Ogre	$1000
40 km or 25 mi	Jelgava	$893
103 km or 64 mi	Valmiera	$938
118 km or 74 mi	Jekabpils	$895
123 km or 77 mi	Siauliai	$964
129 km or 80 mi	Mazeikiai	$860
137 km or 85 mi	Panevezys	$982
161 km or 100 mi	Ventspils	$932
161 km or 100 mi	Parnu	$1179
174 km or 108 mi	Kuressaare	$1225
181 km or 112 mi	Viljandi	$1054
186 km or 115 mi	Utena	$974
190 km or 118 mi	Daugavpils	$938
195 km or 121 mi	Liepaja	$1040
203 km or 126 mi	Rezekne	$835
209 km or 130 mi	Jonava	$859
223 km or 138 mi	Tartu	$1220
228 km or 142 mi	Kaunas	$1258
229 km or 142 mi	Klaipeda	$1077
262 km or 163 mi	Vilnius	$1434
270 km or 168 mi	Marijampole	$928
271 km or 168 mi	Pskov	$758
279 km or 174 mi	Tallinn	$1594
283 km or 176 mi	Alytus	$881
286 km or 178 mi	Maardu	$1455
298 km or 185 mi	Rakvere	$1085
327 km or 203 mi	Suwalki	$1114
330 km or 205 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1104
335 km or 208 mi	Kaliningrad	$1016
339 km or 211 mi	Raseborg	$1597
347 km or 215 mi	Sillamae	$1079
353 km or 219 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1684
357 km or 222 mi	Visby	$1498
361 km or 225 mi	Narva	$1081
362 km or 225 mi	Helsinki	$1970
364 km or 226 mi	Espoo	$1974
365 km or 227 mi	Grodno	$445
365 km or 227 mi	Elk	$1170
367 km or 228 mi	Lohja	$1391