Miami vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Miami Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3068
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7133
$2798
🏠 One person rent
$2069
$549
🏘️ Family rent
$3842
$919
🍽️ Food expenses
$687
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$132
$80.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4346
$1220
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
85
61
😀 Quality of life
91
79
🏙️ Population
442K
606K

The cost of living in Miami is 170% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 101st and 4604th ($3068 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th 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 1.4 months in Miami compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Miami ranked 16th best city to live in the United States vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 114th and 535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Miami Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$23.2
$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$95.3
$52.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$7.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.04
$4.97
☕ Cappuccino
$5.02
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2508
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1739
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4833
$885
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3298
$549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$177
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.5
$16.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.61%
4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6306
$2627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3813
$1636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.23
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$123
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.74
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.33
$2.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$7.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.15
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.03
$5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.04
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.47
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.99
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.6
$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$124
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.5
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.4
$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.6
$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1151
$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28464
$13518

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Cities near Miami

Distance City Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Coral Gables
$2809
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Miami Beach
$2770
12 km or 7.2 mi Hialeah
$2780
13 km or 8 mi North Miami
$2705
14 km or 8.7 mi Doral
$2752
16 km or 9.8 mi Sweetwater
$2771
17 km or 10 mi Hialeah Gardens
$2722
17 km or 11 mi North Miami Beach
$2644
18 km or 11 mi Miami Lakes
$2711
18 km or 11 mi Miami Gardens
$2705
20 km or 12 mi Sunny Isles Beach
$2686
20 km or 13 mi Palmetto Bay
$2924
22 km or 13 mi Aventura
$2610
23 km or 14 mi Miramar
$2738
24 km or 15 mi Hallandale Beach
$2569
24 km or 15 mi Kendall West
$2904
26 km or 16 mi Cutler Bay
$3104
27 km or 17 mi Hollywood
$2611
27 km or 17 mi Pembroke Pines
$2900
29 km or 18 mi Richmond West
$3152
30 km or 19 mi Cooper
$2714
31 km or 19 mi Dania Beach
$2556
34 km or 21 mi Davie
$2647
38 km or 24 mi Plantation
$2593
40 km or 25 mi Fort Lauderdale
$2596
40 km or 25 mi Weston
$2611
42 km or 26 mi Sunrise
$2593
43 km or 26 mi Lauderhill
$2569
43 km or 27 mi Lauderdale Lakes
$2539
44 km or 27 mi Homestead
$4065
44 km or 28 mi Oakland Park
$2533
48 km or 30 mi Tamarac
$2559
48 km or 30 mi North Lauderdale
$2568
51 km or 32 mi Pompano Beach
$2488
51 km or 32 mi Margate
$2545
54 km or 34 mi Coral Springs
$2558
55 km or 34 mi Coconut Creek
$2493
59 km or 37 mi Parkland
$2565
61 km or 38 mi Deerfield Beach
$2217
66 km or 41 mi Boca Raton
$2783

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