Melbourne vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Melbourne	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2397	$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5694	$2907
🏠 One person rent	$1344	$568
🏘️ Family rent	$2215	$964
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$392
🚐 Transport expenses	$345	$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4357	$1324
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	61
😀 Quality of life	100	79
🏙️ Population	5.03M	605K

The cost of living in Melbourne is 105% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 923rd and 4672nd ($2397 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Australia and Latvia, respectively. Check Australia vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 1st and 580th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Riga

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	Melbourne	Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.1	$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.61	$5.18
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.82	$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1361	$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1146	$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2752	$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1818	$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54	$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.33%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7512	$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5768	$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.66	$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$126	$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.36	$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.57	$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.8	$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.82	$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.97	$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4	$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.8	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.4	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.2	$46
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.1	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.3	$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1974	$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21306	$13962

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1758
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1757
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1876
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1822
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1795
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1799
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1805
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1892
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1357
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1397
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1829
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1717
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1900
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1746
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1798
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2393
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1816
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1748
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2265
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1500
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1674
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1532
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2246
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1732
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1815
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2472
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1997
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2801
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2286
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1833
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2013
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1289
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913

Cities near Riga

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Jurmala	$1377
34 km or 21 mi	Ogre	$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