Nashville vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nashville	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2524	$1270
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5942	$3141
🏠 One person rent	$1595	$619
🏘️ Family rent	$2783	$1049
🍽️ Food expenses	$627	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$81.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4436	$1509
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	78	61
😀 Quality of life	90	82
🏙️ Population	689K	605K

The cost of living in Nashville is 99% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 832nd and 4556th ($2524 vs $1270) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 741st 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 Nashville compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Nashville ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 218th and 625th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nashville vs Riga

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	Nashville	Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.7	$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.67	$5.71
☕ Cappuccino	$6.26	$3.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1625	$547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1357	$378
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2958	$965
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2433	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$189
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$285
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.6	$18.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.4%	4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3558	$3110
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3104	$1956
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.4	$35.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.1	$9.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.51	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.17	$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$9.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.28	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.62	$5.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.75	$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.77	$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$3.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.2	$47.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.3	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.4	$91.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1244	$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30339	$16726

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Cities near Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2563
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2399
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2382
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2385
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2855
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2304
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2339
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2304
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2609
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2075
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2041
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2165
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2268
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1763
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1830
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1810
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$2113
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1818
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1889
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$2002
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1969
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1404
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1828
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1647
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2190
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1724
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2191
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1635
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1710
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1799
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1883
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2129
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$2164
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1774
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1338
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1600
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$1280
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2034
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$1807
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1508

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