Meru vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$1270
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1431
$3141
🏠 One person rent
$175
$619
🏘️ Family rent
$281
$1049
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$445
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.6
$81.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$360
$1509
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
29
61
😀 Quality of life
32
82
🏙️ Population
42.7K
605K

The cost of living in Meru is 57% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 8291st and 4556th ($549 vs $1270) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Kenya and Latvia, respectively. Check Kenya vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Meru compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 8680th and 625th among best cities to live in the world.

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Meru Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.83
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.8
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.95
$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$5.71
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$3.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$98.5
$378
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$965
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$181
$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.5
$189
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.9
$285
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$18.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.01%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1175
$3110
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1345
$1956
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.3
$35.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$9.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.53
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.05
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$9.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.28
$5.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$9.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.18
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$3.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$47.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.28
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.53
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.1
$91.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$222
$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8839
$16726

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$460
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$811
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$503
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$528
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$543
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$511
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$533
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$623
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$612
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$654
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$548
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$582
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$596
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$658
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$717
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$578
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$552
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$656
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$627
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$567
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$609
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$526
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$724
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$421
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$1031
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$617
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$833
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$802
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$567
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$527
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$597
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$758
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$687
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$715
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$499
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$687
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$820
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$524

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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