Madrid vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Madrid Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1889
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4256
$2907
🏠 One person rent
$1111
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$1849
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$457
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2391
$1324
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
98
61
😀 Quality of life
90
79
🏙️ Population
3.33M
605K

The cost of living in Madrid is 62% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 2194th and 4672nd ($1889 vs $1169) 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 1.1 months in Riga. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 149th and 580th 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
$15.3
$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.7
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.18
$5.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.83
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1256
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$911
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2211
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1526
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98
$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.1
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.68%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6496
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4015
$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.24
$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.49
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.16
$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.4
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.2
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.3
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.5
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.1
$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.9
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$585
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10462
$13962

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Cities near Madrid

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1776
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1567
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1526
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1591
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1592
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1471
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1396
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1444
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1122
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1289
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1333
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1162
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1259
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1287
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1262
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$1127
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$974
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1169
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1260
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1220
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$1037
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1217
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1317
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$1016
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$1019
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1314
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1316
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1461
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1330
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1186
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1600
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$1337
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$1013
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1258
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1165
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1271
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$863
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1284
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1260
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1581

Cities near Riga

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1377
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1111
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$856
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$893
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$946
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$999
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$902
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$923
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1102
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1151
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$966
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$950
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$899
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1029
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$817
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$856
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1120
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1191
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1016
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1341
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$886
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$440
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1447
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$871
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1278
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$973
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1061
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$578
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1525
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$979
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1363
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$846
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1936
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2023
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$390
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1057
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1363