Minneapolis vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Minneapolis	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2256	$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5584	$2907
🏠 One person rent	$1311	$568
🏘️ Family rent	$2372	$964
🍽️ Food expenses	$676	$392
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4424	$1324
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	83	61
😀 Quality of life	88	79
🏙️ Population	430K	605K

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 93% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 1228th and 4672nd ($2256 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1082nd 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 2 months in Minneapolis compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Minneapolis ranked 60th best city to live in the United States vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 234th and 580th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minneapolis vs Riga

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	Minneapolis	Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.8	$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.96	$5.18
☕ Cappuccino	$6	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3	$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1461	$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1061	$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2697	$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2009	$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.6	$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3075	$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2486	$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90	$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.2	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.01	$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.52	$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.9	$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.25	$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.17	$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.44	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$105	$46
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.7	$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.9	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1565	$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27084	$13962

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Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2231
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2224
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2280
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2193
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2224
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2358
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2282
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2305
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2400
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2251
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2398
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2091
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2282
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2292
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2476
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2239
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2353
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2297
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2200
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2429
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2177
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2361
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2212
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2249
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2196
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2227
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2258
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2319
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2320
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2485
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2352
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2447
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2162
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2318
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2191
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2252
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2262
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2294
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2640

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