Mecca vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mecca Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1032
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2465
$2798
🏠 One person rent
$394
$549
🏘️ Family rent
$622
$919
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$219
$80.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1784
$1220
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
68 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
41
61
😀 Quality of life
54
79
🏙️ Population
1.68M
606K

The cost of living in Mecca is 9% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 5103rd and 4604th ($1032 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Saudi Arabia and Latvia, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Mecca compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Mecca ranked 8th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 6051st and 535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mecca Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.11
$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.5
$52.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.92
$7.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$4.97
☕ Cappuccino
$3.4
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$275
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$275
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$690
$885
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$424
$549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.9
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.6
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.4
$16.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.07%
4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1443
$2627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1095
$1636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.02
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.4
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.1
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.72
$2.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.79
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$7.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.89
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.32
$5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.19
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.08
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$127
$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.9
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.24
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.3
$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.5
$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$398
$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4708
$13518

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Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1100
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$938
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$1361
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$892
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$844
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$920
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$923
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$860
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$1047
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$879
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$466
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$467
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$467
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$1013
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$498
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$996
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$466
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1095
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$1061
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$280
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1642
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$523
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$467
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1000
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$404
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$800
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$466
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$434
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$443
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$470
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$440
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$959
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$481
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$854
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$625
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$490

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1362
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1088
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$827
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$860
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$927
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$827
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$985
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$877
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$893
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$982
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1080
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$909
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$928
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$864
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$976
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$831
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$835
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1163
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1080
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$981
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1303
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$922
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$461
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1335
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$850
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1194
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$920
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1028
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$622
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1438
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$906
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1345
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$814
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1825
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1907
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$385
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1013
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1257