Mecca vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mecca Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1107
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2620
$3118
🏠 One person rent
$472
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$791
$989
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$449
🚐 Transport expenses
$239
$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1156
$1623
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
68 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
41
59
😀 Quality of life
58
81
🏙️ Population
2.43M
595K

The cost of living in Mecca is 11% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 5028th and 4678th ($1107 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 months in Mecca compared to 1.3 months in Riga. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 6123rd and 668th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mecca vs Riga

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Mecca Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.49
$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.3
$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.6
$5.82
☕ Cappuccino
$3.14
$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$509
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$699
$662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.9
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.5
$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.9
$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.85%
4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1701
$3224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1402
$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$1.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.4
$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.3
$9.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.76
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.71
$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.86
$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.39
$5.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.27
$9.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$104
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.4
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.7
$53.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.23
$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.7
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$398
$528
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4622
$17597

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Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1209
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$906
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$964
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$1168
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$795
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$893
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$902
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$815
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$865
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$942
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$498
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$491
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$497
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$931
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$531
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$775
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$498
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1104
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$931
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$369
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1632
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$551
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$492
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1074
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$385
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$810
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$491
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$354
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$448
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$494
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$360
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$858
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$504
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$776
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$479
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$514

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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