Milwaukee vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Milwaukee	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4963	$2907
🏠 One person rent	$1193	$568
🏘️ Family rent	$1867	$964
🍽️ Food expenses	$579	$392
🚐 Transport expenses	$116	$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3947	$1324
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	81	61
😀 Quality of life	89	79
🏙️ Population	577K	605K

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 77% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 1688th and 4672nd ($2065 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1442nd 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 1.9 months in Milwaukee compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Milwaukee ranked 43rd best city to live in the United States vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 188th and 580th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milwaukee vs Riga

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	Milwaukee	Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.6	$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.74	$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.11	$5.18
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.49	$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1303	$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$967	$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2324	$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1482	$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55	$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1695	$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1439	$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.5	$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.53	$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.52	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.7	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$46
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.3	$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1808	$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24309	$13962

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Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$2044
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$2042
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$2032
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1977
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1955
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2022
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1991
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$2001
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2015
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$2014
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1962
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1818
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$2011
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2008
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$1997
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1967
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$1904
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$1968
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1943
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2291
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1834
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2267
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2285
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2295
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2276
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1811
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2309
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2202
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2407
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2069
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1878
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2158
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2289
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1772
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2343
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2331
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2376
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2393
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2357
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2392

Cities near Riga

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Jurmala	$1377
34 km or 21 mi	Ogre	$1111
40 km or 25 mi	Jelgava	$856
103 km or 64 mi	Valmiera	$893
118 km or 74 mi	Jekabpils	$946
123 km or 77 mi	Siauliai	$999
129 km or 80 mi	Mazeikiai	$1042
137 km or 85 mi	Panevezys	$902
161 km or 100 mi	Ventspils	$923
161 km or 100 mi	Parnu	$1102
174 km or 108 mi	Kuressaare	$1151
181 km or 112 mi	Viljandi	$966
186 km or 115 mi	Utena	$950
190 km or 118 mi	Daugavpils	$899
195 km or 121 mi	Liepaja	$1029
203 km or 126 mi	Rezekne	$817
209 km or 130 mi	Jonava	$856
223 km or 138 mi	Tartu	$1120
228 km or 142 mi	Kaunas	$1191
229 km or 142 mi	Klaipeda	$1016
262 km or 163 mi	Vilnius	$1341
270 km or 168 mi	Marijampole	$886
271 km or 168 mi	Pskov	$440
279 km or 174 mi	Tallinn	$1447
283 km or 176 mi	Alytus	$871
286 km or 178 mi	Maardu	$1278
298 km or 185 mi	Rakvere	$973
327 km or 203 mi	Suwalki	$1061
330 km or 205 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$990
335 km or 208 mi	Kaliningrad	$578
339 km or 211 mi	Raseborg	$1525
347 km or 215 mi	Sillamae	$979
353 km or 219 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1608
357 km or 222 mi	Visby	$1363
361 km or 225 mi	Narva	$846
362 km or 225 mi	Helsinki	$1936
364 km or 226 mi	Espoo	$2023
365 km or 227 mi	Grodno	$390
365 km or 227 mi	Elk	$1057
367 km or 228 mi	Lohja	$1363