Nashville vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nashville	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2451	$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5856	$3163
🏠 One person rent	$1515	$592
🏘️ Family rent	$2643	$1001
🍽️ Food expenses	$643	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4510	$1555
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	78	59
😀 Quality of life	89	80
🏙️ Population	689K	595K

The cost of living in Nashville is 95% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 982nd and 4631st ($2451 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 843rd 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 66th best city to live in the United States vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 252nd and 657th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Nashville	Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.9	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.2	$56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.04	$5.81
☕ Cappuccino	$6.64	$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.78	$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1666	$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1232	$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3034	$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2217	$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73.5	$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.02%	4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4767	$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2707	$2218
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.8	$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.6	$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.45	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.45	$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.37	$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.5	$6.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.58	$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54	$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.4	$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.2	$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.6	$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1468	$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30286	$18197

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Cities near Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2541
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2332
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2322
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2315
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2809
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2246
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2275
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2245
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2291
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2017
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2027
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2074
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2213
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1761
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1829
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1795
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$1933
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1818
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1812
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$1907
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1896
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1427
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1666
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1650
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2119
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1730
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2144
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1838
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1686
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1808
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1859
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2096
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$1989
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1806
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1365
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1602
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$1391
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2079
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$1896
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1595

Cities near Riga

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Jurmala	$1374
34 km or 21 mi	Ogre	$1000
40 km or 25 mi	Jelgava	$893
103 km or 64 mi	Valmiera	$938
118 km or 74 mi	Jekabpils	$895
123 km or 77 mi	Siauliai	$964
129 km or 80 mi	Mazeikiai	$860
137 km or 85 mi	Panevezys	$982
161 km or 100 mi	Ventspils	$932
161 km or 100 mi	Parnu	$1179
174 km or 108 mi	Kuressaare	$1225
181 km or 112 mi	Viljandi	$1054
186 km or 115 mi	Utena	$974
190 km or 118 mi	Daugavpils	$938
195 km or 121 mi	Liepaja	$1040
203 km or 126 mi	Rezekne	$835
209 km or 130 mi	Jonava	$859
223 km or 138 mi	Tartu	$1220
228 km or 142 mi	Kaunas	$1258
229 km or 142 mi	Klaipeda	$1077
262 km or 163 mi	Vilnius	$1434
270 km or 168 mi	Marijampole	$928
271 km or 168 mi	Pskov	$758
279 km or 174 mi	Tallinn	$1594
283 km or 176 mi	Alytus	$881
286 km or 178 mi	Maardu	$1455
298 km or 185 mi	Rakvere	$1085
327 km or 203 mi	Suwalki	$1114
330 km or 205 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1104
335 km or 208 mi	Kaliningrad	$1016
339 km or 211 mi	Raseborg	$1597
347 km or 215 mi	Sillamae	$1079
353 km or 219 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1684
357 km or 222 mi	Visby	$1498
361 km or 225 mi	Narva	$1081
362 km or 225 mi	Helsinki	$1970
364 km or 226 mi	Espoo	$1974
365 km or 227 mi	Grodno	$445
365 km or 227 mi	Elk	$1170
367 km or 228 mi	Lohja	$1391