Paris vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Paris Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2231
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5578
$2798
🏠 One person rent
$1253
$549
🏘️ Family rent
$2603
$919
🍽️ Food expenses
$599
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$247
$80.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3155
$1220
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
99
61
😀 Quality of life
94
79
🏙️ Population
2.15M
606K

The cost of living in Paris is 96% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 1216th and 4604th ($2231 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in France and Latvia, respectively. Check France vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Paris compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 33rd and 535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Paris vs Riga

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Paris Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.6
$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.1
$52.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$7.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.14
$4.97
☕ Cappuccino
$4.74
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.51
$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1417
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1007
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3026
$885
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2200
$549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.2
$16.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12958
$2627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9199
$1636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.26
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$91.8
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.9
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.12
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.08
$2.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.5
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$7.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.6
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.57
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.34
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.49
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.6
$5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.3
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.86
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.11
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.1
$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.3
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$838
$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16502
$13518

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Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$1273
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1663
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1582
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2023
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$1835
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1445
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2256
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$1854
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1605
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1714
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1819
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1647
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1534
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1633
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1743
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1583
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1667
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1602
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1625
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1868
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1641
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1592
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1323
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1518
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1345
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1586
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1278
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1465
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1305
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1239
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1151
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1139
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1166
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1393
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1218
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1526
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1129
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1206
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1265
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1381

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1362
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1088
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$827
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$860
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$927
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$827
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$985
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$877
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$893
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$982
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1080
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$909
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$928
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$864
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$976
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$831
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$835
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1163
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1080
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$981
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1303
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$922
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$461
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1335
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$850
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1194
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$920
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1028
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$622
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1438
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$906
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1345
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$814
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1825
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1907
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$385
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1013
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1257