Madrid vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Madrid Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2089
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4820
$3118
🏠 One person rent
$1219
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$2088
$989
🍽️ Food expenses
$518
$449
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2681
$1623
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
98
59
😀 Quality of life
90
81
🏙️ Population
3.51M
595K

The cost of living in Madrid is 67% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 1805th and 4678th ($2089 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Spain and Latvia, respectively. Check Spain vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Madrid compared to 1.3 months in Riga. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 190th and 668th 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
$16.8
$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.4
$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.2
$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.79
$5.82
☕ Cappuccino
$3.61
$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.17
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1380
$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1000
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2540
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1720
$662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.8
$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.15%
4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8795
$3224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4558
$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.77
$1.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.6
$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$9.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.28
$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.67
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.09
$5.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$9.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.06
$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.63
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.83
$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.8
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71
$53.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$702
$528
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14237
$17597

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Cities near Madrid

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1936
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1751
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1731
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1747
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1648
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1671
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1688
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1697
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1226
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1350
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1366
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1251
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1384
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1433
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1408
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$1215
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$918
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1260
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1387
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1343
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$1451
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1349
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1461
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$1146
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$1253
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1462
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1356
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1435
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1471
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1300
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1734
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$1365
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$1123
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1388
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1331
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1299
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$957
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1385
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1366
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1797

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