Melbourne vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Melbourne	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2308	$1270
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5590	$3141
🏠 One person rent	$1286	$619
🏘️ Family rent	$2187	$1049
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$315	$81.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4060	$1509
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	61
😀 Quality of life	100	82
🏙️ Population	5.35M	605K

The cost of living in Melbourne is 82% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 1249th and 4556th ($2308 vs $1270) 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 1.2 months in Riga. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 1st and 625th 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	$14.5	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.26	$5.71
☕ Cappuccino	$3.74	$3.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.63	$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1462	$547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1055	$378
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2675	$965
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1808	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$189
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$285
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.5	$18.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7072	$3110
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5978	$1956
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.57	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$115	$35.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.5	$9.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.38	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.43	$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.58	$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.63	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$9.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.88	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$27.9	$5.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$9.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.03	$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.07	$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$3.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.2	$47.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.5	$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.7	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$72	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$91.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1948	$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22799	$16726

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1681
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1673
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1736
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1768
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1738
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1728
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1706
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1725
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2058
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1464
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1362
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1813
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1662
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1786
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1667
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1660
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2019
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1771
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1678
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2127
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1364
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1568
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1580
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2117
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1599
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1747
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2292
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1888
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2640
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2181
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1839
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1911
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1184
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988

Cities near Riga

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Jurmala	$1419
34 km or 21 mi	Ogre	$1046
40 km or 25 mi	Jelgava	$889
103 km or 64 mi	Valmiera	$928
118 km or 74 mi	Jekabpils	$894
123 km or 77 mi	Siauliai	$967
129 km or 80 mi	Mazeikiai	$864
137 km or 85 mi	Panevezys	$988
161 km or 100 mi	Ventspils	$968
161 km or 100 mi	Parnu	$1184
174 km or 108 mi	Kuressaare	$1192
181 km or 112 mi	Viljandi	$1041
186 km or 115 mi	Utena	$974
190 km or 118 mi	Daugavpils	$929
195 km or 121 mi	Liepaja	$1034
203 km or 126 mi	Rezekne	$840
209 km or 130 mi	Jonava	$865
223 km or 138 mi	Tartu	$1174
228 km or 142 mi	Kaunas	$1334
229 km or 142 mi	Klaipeda	$1057
262 km or 163 mi	Vilnius	$1414
270 km or 168 mi	Marijampole	$920
271 km or 168 mi	Pskov	$680
279 km or 174 mi	Tallinn	$1601
283 km or 176 mi	Alytus	$883
286 km or 178 mi	Maardu	$1372
298 km or 185 mi	Rakvere	$999
327 km or 203 mi	Suwalki	$1113
330 km or 205 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1089
335 km or 208 mi	Kaliningrad	$829
339 km or 211 mi	Raseborg	$1566
347 km or 215 mi	Sillamae	$1064
353 km or 219 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1737
357 km or 222 mi	Visby	$1485
361 km or 225 mi	Narva	$1083
362 km or 225 mi	Helsinki	$1947
364 km or 226 mi	Espoo	$1937
365 km or 227 mi	Grodno	$349
365 km or 227 mi	Elk	$1125
367 km or 228 mi	Lohja	$1383