Milwaukee vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Milwaukee	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2078	$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5083	$3118
🏠 One person rent	$1194	$588
🏘️ Family rent	$1948	$989
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$449
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3809	$1623
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	81	59
😀 Quality of life	89	81
🏙️ Population	577K	595K

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 66% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 1833rd and 4678th ($2078 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1456th 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 1.3 months in Riga. Milwaukee ranked 70th best city to live in the United States vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 260th and 668th 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	$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.5	$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.91	$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.7	$5.82
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.01	$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1421	$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$908	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2353	$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1538	$662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.1	$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2254	$3224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1645	$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.7	$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16	$9.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.87	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.58	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.2	$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$5.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$9.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.7	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$166	$53.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.1	$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.1	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1835	$528
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24369	$17597

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Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$1962
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1986
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1965
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1924
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1963
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2040
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1997
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1997
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2028
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$2020
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1966
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1812
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$2037
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2079
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2070
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1971
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$2034
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2092
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1990
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2381
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1814
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2365
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2379
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2435
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2354
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1746
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2403
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2437
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2410
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2131
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1844
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2229
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2402
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1784
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2504
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2398
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2371
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2519
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2434
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2415

Cities near Riga

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Jurmala	$1423
34 km or 21 mi	Ogre	$1027
40 km or 25 mi	Jelgava	$908
103 km or 64 mi	Valmiera	$944
118 km or 74 mi	Jekabpils	$912
123 km or 77 mi	Siauliai	$1001
129 km or 80 mi	Mazeikiai	$903
137 km or 85 mi	Panevezys	$1012
161 km or 100 mi	Ventspils	$994
161 km or 100 mi	Parnu	$1214
174 km or 108 mi	Kuressaare	$1230
181 km or 112 mi	Viljandi	$1083
186 km or 115 mi	Utena	$1003
190 km or 118 mi	Daugavpils	$952
195 km or 121 mi	Liepaja	$1060
203 km or 126 mi	Rezekne	$853
209 km or 130 mi	Jonava	$890
223 km or 138 mi	Tartu	$1232
228 km or 142 mi	Kaunas	$1279
229 km or 142 mi	Klaipeda	$1106
262 km or 163 mi	Vilnius	$1461
270 km or 168 mi	Marijampole	$947
271 km or 168 mi	Pskov	$720
279 km or 174 mi	Tallinn	$1683
283 km or 176 mi	Alytus	$907
286 km or 178 mi	Maardu	$1448
298 km or 185 mi	Rakvere	$1021
327 km or 203 mi	Suwalki	$1133
330 km or 205 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1131
335 km or 208 mi	Kaliningrad	$919
339 km or 211 mi	Raseborg	$1606
347 km or 215 mi	Sillamae	$1111
353 km or 219 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1753
357 km or 222 mi	Visby	$1579
361 km or 225 mi	Narva	$1108
362 km or 225 mi	Helsinki	$1990
364 km or 226 mi	Espoo	$2062
365 km or 227 mi	Grodno	$399
365 km or 227 mi	Elk	$1184
367 km or 228 mi	Lohja	$1406