New York City vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	New York City	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4207	$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9179	$3118
🏠 One person rent	$2718	$588
🏘️ Family rent	$4382	$989
🍽️ Food expenses	$875	$449
🚐 Transport expenses	$373	$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5229	$1623
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	59
😀 Quality of life	95	81
🏙️ Population	8.8M	595K

The cost of living in New York City is 237% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 4th and 4678th ($4207 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.3 months in Riga. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 18th and 668th 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	$23.6	$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$107	$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.27	$5.82
☕ Cappuccino	$5.88	$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.87	$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3712	$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2223	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5056	$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3881	$662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17512	$3224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9335	$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$1.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$9.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.55	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.96	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.67	$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.62	$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.34	$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.77	$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.32	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.7	$5.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.4	$9.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$13.9	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.99	$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$118	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.2	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$53.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$40.7	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.7	$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2132	$528
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21999	$17597

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2850
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3614
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3134
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3092
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2814
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3307
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2803
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2868
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2738
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2781
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2803
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2801
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2696
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2750
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2792
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2533
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2717
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2809
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2539
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2512
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2685
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2477
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2702
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2782
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2665
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2772
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2697
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2734
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2666
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2638
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2497
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2687
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2758
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2690
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2503
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3188

Cities near Riga

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Jurmala	$1423
34 km or 21 mi	Ogre	$1027
40 km or 25 mi	Jelgava	$908
103 km or 64 mi	Valmiera	$944
118 km or 74 mi	Jekabpils	$912
123 km or 77 mi	Siauliai	$1001
129 km or 80 mi	Mazeikiai	$903
137 km or 85 mi	Panevezys	$1012
161 km or 100 mi	Ventspils	$994
161 km or 100 mi	Parnu	$1214
174 km or 108 mi	Kuressaare	$1230
181 km or 112 mi	Viljandi	$1083
186 km or 115 mi	Utena	$1003
190 km or 118 mi	Daugavpils	$952
195 km or 121 mi	Liepaja	$1060
203 km or 126 mi	Rezekne	$853
209 km or 130 mi	Jonava	$890
223 km or 138 mi	Tartu	$1232
228 km or 142 mi	Kaunas	$1279
229 km or 142 mi	Klaipeda	$1106
262 km or 163 mi	Vilnius	$1461
270 km or 168 mi	Marijampole	$947
271 km or 168 mi	Pskov	$720
279 km or 174 mi	Tallinn	$1683
283 km or 176 mi	Alytus	$907
286 km or 178 mi	Maardu	$1448
298 km or 185 mi	Rakvere	$1021
327 km or 203 mi	Suwalki	$1133
330 km or 205 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1131
335 km or 208 mi	Kaliningrad	$919
339 km or 211 mi	Raseborg	$1606
347 km or 215 mi	Sillamae	$1111
353 km or 219 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1753
357 km or 222 mi	Visby	$1579
361 km or 225 mi	Narva	$1108
362 km or 225 mi	Helsinki	$1990
364 km or 226 mi	Espoo	$2062
365 km or 227 mi	Grodno	$399
365 km or 227 mi	Elk	$1184
367 km or 228 mi	Lohja	$1406