Mexico City vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mexico City	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1160	$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2923	$2787
🏠 One person rent	$603	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$1214	$924
🍽️ Food expenses	$374	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.2	$75.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$709	$1303
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	92	61
😀 Quality of life	67	79
🏙️ Population	9.21M	605K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 4% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 4604th and 4764th ($1160 vs $1113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 1.2 months in Riga. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 3470th and 596th 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	$11.1	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.5	$51.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.02	$7.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.84	$5.24
☕ Cappuccino	$3.69	$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$846	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$475	$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1732	$915
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$998	$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.8	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.3	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.7	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.34%	4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2952	$2774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2197	$1723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.9	$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.96	$8.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.43	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.12	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.89	$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.17	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.39	$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.6	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.97	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45	$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.2	$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.8	$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$401	$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9034	$13840

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$800
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$741
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$814
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$849
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$770
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$828
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$742
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$787
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$747
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$820
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$761
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$696
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$745
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$752
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$858
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$632
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$825
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$981
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$788
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$821
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$983
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$770
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$608
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$485
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$638
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$635
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$717
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$693
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$724
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$725
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$700
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$574
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$759
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$634
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$667
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$804

Cities near Riga

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Jurmala	$1299
34 km or 21 mi	Ogre	$933
40 km or 25 mi	Jelgava	$804
103 km or 64 mi	Valmiera	$835
118 km or 74 mi	Jekabpils	$840
123 km or 77 mi	Siauliai	$953
129 km or 80 mi	Mazeikiai	$983
137 km or 85 mi	Panevezys	$950
161 km or 100 mi	Ventspils	$869
161 km or 100 mi	Parnu	$1064
174 km or 108 mi	Kuressaare	$1064
181 km or 112 mi	Viljandi	$933
186 km or 115 mi	Utena	$936
190 km or 118 mi	Daugavpils	$843
195 km or 121 mi	Liepaja	$953
203 km or 126 mi	Rezekne	$761
209 km or 130 mi	Jonava	$847
223 km or 138 mi	Tartu	$1045
228 km or 142 mi	Kaunas	$1150
229 km or 142 mi	Klaipeda	$969
262 km or 163 mi	Vilnius	$1261
270 km or 168 mi	Marijampole	$882
271 km or 168 mi	Pskov	$467
279 km or 174 mi	Tallinn	$1414
283 km or 176 mi	Alytus	$850
286 km or 178 mi	Maardu	$1219
298 km or 185 mi	Rakvere	$899
327 km or 203 mi	Suwalki	$1016
330 km or 205 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
335 km or 208 mi	Kaliningrad	$741
339 km or 211 mi	Raseborg	$1441
347 km or 215 mi	Sillamae	$952
353 km or 219 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
357 km or 222 mi	Visby	$1273
361 km or 225 mi	Narva	$953
362 km or 225 mi	Helsinki	$1816
364 km or 226 mi	Espoo	$1879
365 km or 227 mi	Grodno	$385
365 km or 227 mi	Elk	$1025
367 km or 228 mi	Lohja	$1220