Medina vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1164
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2338
$3163
🏠 One person rent
$659
$592
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$1001
🍽️ Food expenses
$306
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1337
$1555
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
23
59
😀 Quality of life
69
80
🏙️ Population
1.41M
595K

The cost of living in Medina is 7% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 4843rd and 4631st ($1164 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.1 months in Medina compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Medina ranked 6th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 4103rd and 657th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medina vs Riga

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Medina Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.01
$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$5.81
☕ Cappuccino
$2.65
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$508
$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$772
$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$574
$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.3
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.4
$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2810
$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1336
$2218
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.08
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37
$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.33
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.32
$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.43
$6.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.21
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.9
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78.6
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.76
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.1
$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.2
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5520
$18197

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$738
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$834
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$938
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1036
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$890
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$976
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$753
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$334
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$873
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$338
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$429
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$350
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$379
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$439
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1628
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$818
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$2054
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$856
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$871
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$993
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$686
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$375
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$742
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2014
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1933
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1810
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$264
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$977
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1149
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$2038
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$2060
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1032
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$864
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1077

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$1374
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1000
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$893
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$938
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$895
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$964
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$860
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$982
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$932
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1179
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1225
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1054
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$974
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$938
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1040
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$835
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$859
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1220
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1258
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1077
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1434
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$928
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$758
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1594
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$881
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1455
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1085
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1114
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$1016
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1597
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1079
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1684
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1498
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1081
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1970
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1974
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$445
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1170
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1391