Mexico City vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1288
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3248
$2798
🏠 One person rent
$663
$549
🏘️ Family rent
$1322
$919
🍽️ Food expenses
$407
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$80.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$819
$1220
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
90
61
😀 Quality of life
66
79
🏙️ Population
9.21M
606K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 13% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 4206th and 4604th ($1288 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 2nd in Mexico and Latvia, respectively. Check Mexico vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Mexico City compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 4184th and 535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs Riga

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Mexico City Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.4
$52.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.85
$7.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.87
$4.97
 Cappuccino
$3.86
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1792
$885
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1104
$549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$16.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.98%
4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3145
$2627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2277
$1636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.07
$10.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.14
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$2.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.59
$7.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.34
$5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.53
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.6
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.4
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.3
$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10204
$13518

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$905
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$887
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$828
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1009
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$904
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$874
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$924
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$899
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$861
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$910
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$875
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$781
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$767
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$804
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$927
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$826
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$915
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1066
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$853
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$851
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$996
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$810
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$702
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$596
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$682
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$768
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$765
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$774
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$833
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$812
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$779
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$662
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1384
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$853
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$707
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$763
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$881

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