New York City vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	New York City	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4441	$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$10033	$2787
🏠 One person rent	$2960	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$5380	$924
🍽️ Food expenses	$886	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$364	$75.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5544	$1303
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	61
😀 Quality of life	95	79
🏙️ Population	8.8M	605K

The cost of living in New York City is 299% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 3rd and 4764th ($4441 vs $1113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.2 months in New York City compared to 1.2 months in Riga. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 22nd and 596th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Riga

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	New York City	Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$29.7	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$133	$51.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$7.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.94	$5.24
☕ Cappuccino	$5.95	$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.2	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3501	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2603	$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4776	$915
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5236	$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.5	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.55%	4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17935	$2774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12929	$1723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$132	$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.5	$8.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.04	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.95	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.54	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.41	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20	$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.1	$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.89	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.94	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.1	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$173	$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$36.1	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.3	$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1784	$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21465	$13840

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2701
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2756
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2720
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2667
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2729
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2740
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2512
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2693
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2732
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2531
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2587
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2637
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2664
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2480
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2715
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2722
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2676
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2747
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2664
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2716
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2745
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2611
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2456
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2730
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2610
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2456
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3111

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