Medina vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$853
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2115
$2907
🏠 One person rent
$353
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$656
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$310
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.5
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1630
$1324
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
20
61
😀 Quality of life
67
79
🏙️ Population
1.41M
605K

The cost of living in Medina is 27% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 6257th and 4672nd ($853 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th 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 1.9 months in Medina compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Medina ranked 4th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 3833rd and 580th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medina Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.99
$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.4
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.99
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$5.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$311
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$419
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.4
$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.5
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1653
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1056
$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.2
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.11
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.15
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.02
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.32
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.74
$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$94.6
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.9
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.3
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$183
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7706
$13962

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$828
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$940
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$988
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$895
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1096
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$806
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$278
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$895
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$294
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$393
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$324
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$314
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$333
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1586
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$694
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1536
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$777
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$915
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$640
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$350
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$707
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1657
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1651
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1372
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$306
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$721
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$847
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1607
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1632
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1004
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$934
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$934

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$1377
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$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