Milwaukee vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Milwaukee	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2046	$1270
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5001	$3141
🏠 One person rent	$1179	$619
🏘️ Family rent	$1923	$1049
🍽️ Food expenses	$577	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$81.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3707	$1509
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	82	61
😀 Quality of life	91	82
🏙️ Population	577K	605K

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 61% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 1864th and 4556th ($2046 vs $1270) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1525th 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 1.8 months in Milwaukee compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Milwaukee ranked 55th best city to live in the United States vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 195th and 625th 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	$16.5	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.2	$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.38	$5.71
☕ Cappuccino	$4.96	$3.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3	$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1315	$547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$378
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2336	$965
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1539	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$189
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$285
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.5	$18.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1953	$3110
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1705	$1956
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.6	$35.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$9.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.09	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.51	$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$9.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$5.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.28	$9.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.55	$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$3.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$47.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$165	$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.6	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.6	$91.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1808	$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23971	$16726

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Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$1915
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1973
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1915
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1915
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1904
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$1973
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1943
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1948
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$1966
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$1964
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1919
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$1973
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2039
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2032
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1941
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$2030
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2089
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1957
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2381
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1826
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2355
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2368
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2375
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2340
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1763
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2368
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2394
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2434
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2119
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1849
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2220
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2373
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1789
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2528
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2392
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2412
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2508
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2426
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2399

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