Oakland vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Oakland	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2968	$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8022	$2787
🏠 One person rent	$1832	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$4049	$924
🍽️ Food expenses	$798	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$140	$75.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5520	$1303
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	97	61
😀 Quality of life	94	79
🏙️ Population	441K	605K

The cost of living in Oakland is 167% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 182nd and 4764th ($2968 vs $1113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 159th 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 1.9 months in Oakland compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Oakland ranked 4th best city to live in the United States vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 38th and 596th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Oakland vs Riga

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	Oakland	Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$30.1	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.3	$51.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13	$7.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.96	$5.24
☕ Cappuccino	$4.95	$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.59	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1826	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1533	$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4410	$915
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3547	$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$259	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.5	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.67%	4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7152	$2774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7023	$1723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.25	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.9	$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.8	$8.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.04	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.33	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.73	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.8	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.82	$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.4	$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.18	$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.97	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11	$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.2	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$178	$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.6	$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2719	$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18963	$13840

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Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3364
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$2974
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2888
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$2963
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2929
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$3905
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2888
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2747
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3004
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$3041
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$2999
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2932
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2811
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3785
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3190
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2816
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$3045
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2840
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3195
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3226
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3269
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2780
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2778
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3466
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3678
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3183
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3002
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2767
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3059
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$3997
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3657
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3344
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2412
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3060
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3448
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3649
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3187
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3286
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3326

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