Memphis vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Memphis	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1837	$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4407	$2900
🏠 One person rent	$1067	$568
🏘️ Family rent	$1649	$958
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$392
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.3	$83.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3546	$1314
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	67	61
😀 Quality of life	87	79
🏙️ Population	633K	605K

The cost of living in Memphis is 57% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 2352nd and 4675th ($1837 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1848th and 2nd in the United States and Latvia, respectively. Check the United States vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Memphis compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Memphis ranked 68th best city to live in the United States vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 248th and 580th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Memphis vs Riga

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	Memphis	Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.8	$9.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.5	$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.73	$7.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.43	$5.18
☕ Cappuccino	$4.92	$3.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.52	$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$959	$508
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$849	$333
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1512	$926
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1351	$592
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$281
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.5	$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1370	$2794
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1368	$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.1	$34.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.7	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.35	$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.36	$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.82	$7.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.68	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$3.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.16	$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.69	$5.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.97	$5.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.09	$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$130	$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.5	$78.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.6	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1440	$542
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27407	$13860

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Cities near Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2369
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2114
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$2056
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$2059
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1808
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2077
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2266
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2084
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$2023
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1727
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1841
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2003
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1689
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1879
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1766
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1852
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1659
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1783
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1812
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1622
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1799
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1835
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1323
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1987
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1757
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1804
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1512
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1792
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1988
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1588
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1701
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2039
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1927
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1853
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$1603
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2561
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1539
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1329
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1806
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2670

Cities near Riga

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Jurmala	$1379
34 km or 21 mi	Ogre	$1112
40 km or 25 mi	Jelgava	$856
103 km or 64 mi	Valmiera	$892
118 km or 74 mi	Jekabpils	$947
123 km or 77 mi	Siauliai	$997
129 km or 80 mi	Mazeikiai	$1040
137 km or 85 mi	Panevezys	$901
161 km or 100 mi	Ventspils	$921
161 km or 100 mi	Parnu	$1103
174 km or 108 mi	Kuressaare	$1153
181 km or 112 mi	Viljandi	$969
186 km or 115 mi	Utena	$952
190 km or 118 mi	Daugavpils	$898
195 km or 121 mi	Liepaja	$1029
203 km or 126 mi	Rezekne	$815
209 km or 130 mi	Jonava	$856
223 km or 138 mi	Tartu	$1125
228 km or 142 mi	Kaunas	$1188
229 km or 142 mi	Klaipeda	$1020
262 km or 163 mi	Vilnius	$1340
270 km or 168 mi	Marijampole	$888
271 km or 168 mi	Pskov	$440
279 km or 174 mi	Tallinn	$1444
283 km or 176 mi	Alytus	$867
286 km or 178 mi	Maardu	$1279
298 km or 185 mi	Rakvere	$971
327 km or 203 mi	Suwalki	$1061
330 km or 205 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$989
335 km or 208 mi	Kaliningrad	$578
339 km or 211 mi	Raseborg	$1527
347 km or 215 mi	Sillamae	$977
353 km or 219 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1606
357 km or 222 mi	Visby	$1356
361 km or 225 mi	Narva	$846
362 km or 225 mi	Helsinki	$1930
364 km or 226 mi	Espoo	$2020
365 km or 227 mi	Grodno	$390
365 km or 227 mi	Elk	$1049
367 km or 228 mi	Lohja	$1367