Memphis vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Memphis	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1769	$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4344	$2798
🏠 One person rent	$1037	$549
🏘️ Family rent	$1681	$919
🍽️ Food expenses	$513	$385
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.2	$80.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4085	$1220
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	67	61
😀 Quality of life	89	79
🏙️ Population	633K	606K

The cost of living in Memphis is 56% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 2436th and 4604th ($1769 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1929th 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 2.3 months in Memphis compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Memphis ranked 39th best city to live in the United States vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 173rd and 535th 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	$13.7	$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.5	$52.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.3	$7.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.81	$4.97
☕ Cappuccino	$4.73	$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.11	$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$893	$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$822	$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1585	$885
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1364	$549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$16.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.6%	4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1364	$2627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1361	$1636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.4	$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.5	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$2.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.79	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.94	$7.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.65	$5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.07	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5	$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.09	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.5	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$130	$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.1	$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1447	$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27049	$13518

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Cities near Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$1841
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$1834
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$2153
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$2138
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1830
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2151
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$1842
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$1867
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$2187
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1715
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1827
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$1972
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1785
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$2117
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1864
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1800
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1915
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1985
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$2038
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1650
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1875
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$2074
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1313
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$2030
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$2075
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1817
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1819
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1834
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1888
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1460
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1742
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$1968
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$2123
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$2045
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$1987
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2534
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1534
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1368
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1766
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2300

Cities near Riga

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