New York City vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	New York City	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4051	$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8925	$2907
🏠 One person rent	$2620	$568
🏘️ Family rent	$4454	$964
🍽️ Food expenses	$807	$392
🚐 Transport expenses	$399	$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5777	$1324
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	61
😀 Quality of life	97	79
🏙️ Population	8.8M	605K

The cost of living in New York City is 246% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 5th and 4672nd ($4051 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.4 months in New York City compared to 1.1 months in Riga. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 13th and 580th 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	$24.7	$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$111	$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.78	$5.18
☕ Cappuccino	$6.22	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.16	$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2702	$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2361	$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5005	$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3996	$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.3	$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.73%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$19111	$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3215	$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.88	$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$138	$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.1	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.43	$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.36	$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.78	$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.75	$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.1	$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.49	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.1	$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10	$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.97	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$144	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.8	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$46
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.4	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.6	$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1717	$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20585	$13962

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2611
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2701
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2414
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2671
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2715
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2165
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2605
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2575
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2733
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2479
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2664
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2722
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2493
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2635
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2622
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2607
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2762
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2590
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2424
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2641
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2778
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2646
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2760
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2702
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2732
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2721
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2691
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2454
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2586
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2811
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2771
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2578
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2553
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3108

Cities near Riga

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Jurmala	$1377
34 km or 21 mi	Ogre	$1111
40 km or 25 mi	Jelgava	$856
103 km or 64 mi	Valmiera	$893
118 km or 74 mi	Jekabpils	$946
123 km or 77 mi	Siauliai	$999
129 km or 80 mi	Mazeikiai	$1042
137 km or 85 mi	Panevezys	$902
161 km or 100 mi	Ventspils	$923
161 km or 100 mi	Parnu	$1102
174 km or 108 mi	Kuressaare	$1151
181 km or 112 mi	Viljandi	$966
186 km or 115 mi	Utena	$950
190 km or 118 mi	Daugavpils	$899
195 km or 121 mi	Liepaja	$1029
203 km or 126 mi	Rezekne	$817
209 km or 130 mi	Jonava	$856
223 km or 138 mi	Tartu	$1120
228 km or 142 mi	Kaunas	$1191
229 km or 142 mi	Klaipeda	$1016
262 km or 163 mi	Vilnius	$1341
270 km or 168 mi	Marijampole	$886
271 km or 168 mi	Pskov	$440
279 km or 174 mi	Tallinn	$1447
283 km or 176 mi	Alytus	$871
286 km or 178 mi	Maardu	$1278
298 km or 185 mi	Rakvere	$973
327 km or 203 mi	Suwalki	$1061
330 km or 205 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$990
335 km or 208 mi	Kaliningrad	$578
339 km or 211 mi	Raseborg	$1525
347 km or 215 mi	Sillamae	$979
353 km or 219 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1608
357 km or 222 mi	Visby	$1363
361 km or 225 mi	Narva	$846
362 km or 225 mi	Helsinki	$1936
364 km or 226 mi	Espoo	$2023
365 km or 227 mi	Grodno	$390
365 km or 227 mi	Elk	$1057
367 km or 228 mi	Lohja	$1363