Medina vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$892
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2228
$2798
🏠 One person rent
$391
$549
🏘️ Family rent
$692
$919
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.5
$80.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1519
$1220
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
20
61
😀 Quality of life
52
79
🏙️ Population
1.18M
606K

The cost of living in Medina is 21% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 6017th and 4604th ($892 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th 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 Medina compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Medina ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 6150th and 535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medina Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.99
$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.9
$52.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.93
$7.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$4.97
 Cappuccino
$3.22
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1101
$885
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$356
$549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.7
$16.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3%
4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1695
$2627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$1636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.02
$10.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$2.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.13
$7.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.66
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.15
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.76
$5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.29
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.96
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79
$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.8
$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$405
$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9496
$13518

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$844
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$1100
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1032
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$996
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$860
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$1013
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1000
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$938
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1361
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$854
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$434
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$920
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$440
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$625
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$280
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$404
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$443
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1642
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$692
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1583
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$583
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$923
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$642
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$449
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$735
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1703
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1678
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1523
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$421
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$737
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$802
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1671
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1687
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$981
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$1047
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$964

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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