Madrid vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Madrid	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1781	$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4027	$2787
🏠 One person rent	$1048	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$1736	$924
🍽️ Food expenses	$445	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$75.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2294	$1303
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	98	61
😀 Quality of life	90	79
🏙️ Population	3.42M	605K

The cost of living in Madrid is 60% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 2443rd and 4764th ($1781 vs $1113) 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 1.2 months in Riga. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 151st and 596th 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	$14.7	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57	$51.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$7.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.36	$5.24
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1203	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2092	$915
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1428	$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.6	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.59%	4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6884	$2774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3988	$1723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.4	$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.8	$8.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.89	$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.25	$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.62	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.3	$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$576	$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10042	$13840

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1565
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1530
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1433
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1573
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1389
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1309
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1204
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1285
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1084
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1201
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1212
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1086
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$812
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1098
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1286
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1107
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1209
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1157
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1261
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$983
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$947
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1241
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1220
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1316
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1126
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1241
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$930
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1241
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1100
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1324
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$806
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1204
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1522

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