Nashville vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nashville	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2508	$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6081	$2787
🏠 One person rent	$1562	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$2876	$924
🍽️ Food expenses	$640	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$75.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4538	$1303
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	78	61
😀 Quality of life	88	79
🏙️ Population	689K	605K

The cost of living in Nashville is 125% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 790th and 4764th ($2508 vs $1113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 733rd 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 58th best city to live in the United States vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 244th and 596th 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	$16.1	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.7	$51.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.91	$7.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.15	$5.24
☕ Cappuccino	$6.15	$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.78	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1711	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1308	$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3359	$915
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2469	$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.4	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.59%	4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3428	$2774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3097	$1723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.23	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68.6	$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.4	$8.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.57	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.82	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.43	$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.64	$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.22	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.09	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.7	$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.71	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.9	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.1	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.9	$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.9	$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1251	$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30520	$13840

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Cities near Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2499
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2356
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2335
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2340
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2738
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2271
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2302
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2274
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2607
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2016
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2031
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2075
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2259
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1751
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1855
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1824
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$1969
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1828
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1839
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$1942
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1932
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1350
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1772
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1779
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2192
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1777
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2185
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1717
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1728
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1847
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1865
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2166
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$2100
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1730
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1432
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1636
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$2025
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2048
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$2116
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1494

Cities near Riga

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Jurmala	$1299
34 km or 21 mi	Ogre	$933
40 km or 25 mi	Jelgava	$804
103 km or 64 mi	Valmiera	$835
118 km or 74 mi	Jekabpils	$840
123 km or 77 mi	Siauliai	$953
129 km or 80 mi	Mazeikiai	$983
137 km or 85 mi	Panevezys	$950
161 km or 100 mi	Ventspils	$869
161 km or 100 mi	Parnu	$1064
174 km or 108 mi	Kuressaare	$1064
181 km or 112 mi	Viljandi	$933
186 km or 115 mi	Utena	$936
190 km or 118 mi	Daugavpils	$843
195 km or 121 mi	Liepaja	$953
203 km or 126 mi	Rezekne	$761
209 km or 130 mi	Jonava	$847
223 km or 138 mi	Tartu	$1045
228 km or 142 mi	Kaunas	$1150
229 km or 142 mi	Klaipeda	$969
262 km or 163 mi	Vilnius	$1261
270 km or 168 mi	Marijampole	$882
271 km or 168 mi	Pskov	$467
279 km or 174 mi	Tallinn	$1414
283 km or 176 mi	Alytus	$850
286 km or 178 mi	Maardu	$1219
298 km or 185 mi	Rakvere	$899
327 km or 203 mi	Suwalki	$1016
330 km or 205 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
335 km or 208 mi	Kaliningrad	$741
339 km or 211 mi	Raseborg	$1441
347 km or 215 mi	Sillamae	$952
353 km or 219 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
357 km or 222 mi	Visby	$1273
361 km or 225 mi	Narva	$953
362 km or 225 mi	Helsinki	$1816
364 km or 226 mi	Espoo	$1879
365 km or 227 mi	Grodno	$385
365 km or 227 mi	Elk	$1025
367 km or 228 mi	Lohja	$1220