Milwaukee vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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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