Miami vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Miami	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3178	$1270
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7315	$3141
🏠 One person rent	$2092	$619
🏘️ Family rent	$3715	$1049
🍽️ Food expenses	$767	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$81.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4255	$1509
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	84	61
😀 Quality of life	92	82
🏙️ Population	442K	605K

The cost of living in Miami is 150% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 118th and 4556th ($3178 vs $1270) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 88th 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 1.3 months in Miami compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Miami ranked 33rd best city to live in the United States vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 119th and 625th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Miami vs Riga

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	Miami	Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$27	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$5.71
☕ Cappuccino	$5.64	$3.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.43	$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2504	$547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1788	$378
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4582	$965
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3236	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.8	$189
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$285
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.3	$18.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.51%	4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6063	$3110
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3867	$1956
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.27	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$35.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.2	$9.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.01	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.73	$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.4	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.54	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$9.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.8	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$5.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$9.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.03	$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.01	$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.34	$3.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.2	$47.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$34.6	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$91.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1514	$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25246	$16726

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Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2846
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2839
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2471
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2726
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2622
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2649
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2543
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2773
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2588
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2813
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2818
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2794
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2788
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2845
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$2885
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$3076
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2977
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$2905
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2795
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2847
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2741
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2716
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2781
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2598
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2661
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2751
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2707
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$3343
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2704
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2836
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2814
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2709
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2848
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$3224
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2794
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2971
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2450
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$3101

Cities near Riga

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