Paris vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Paris	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2517	$1270
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5700	$3141
🏠 One person rent	$1497	$619
🏘️ Family rent	$2629	$1049
🍽️ Food expenses	$596	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$279	$81.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3732	$1509
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	99	61
😀 Quality of life	97	82
🏙️ Population	2.15M	605K

The cost of living in Paris is 98% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 843rd and 4556th ($2517 vs $1270) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in France and Latvia, respectively. Check France vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Paris compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 18th and 625th 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	$16.9	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.1	$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.44	$5.71
☕ Cappuccino	$5.07	$3.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.06	$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1610	$547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1211	$378
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2936	$965
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$189
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$285
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.7	$18.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13420	$3110
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9330	$1956
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.89	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$35.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$9.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.52	$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.92	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$9.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.66	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$5.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.46	$9.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.56	$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.38	$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.54	$3.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$47.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30	$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$112	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$91.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$792	$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15084	$16726

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Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2042
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1892
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1957
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2358
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2063
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1973
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2281
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2075
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1732
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1932
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1970
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1754
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1928
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1666
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1942
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1918
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1877
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1799
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1824
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1986
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1896
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1784
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1426
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1604
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1426
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1787
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1417
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1587
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1390
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1321
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1335
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1279
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1300
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1486
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1259
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1613
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1288
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1532
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1397
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1488

Cities near Riga

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Jurmala	$1419
34 km or 21 mi	Ogre	$1046
40 km or 25 mi	Jelgava	$889
103 km or 64 mi	Valmiera	$928
118 km or 74 mi	Jekabpils	$894
123 km or 77 mi	Siauliai	$967
129 km or 80 mi	Mazeikiai	$864
137 km or 85 mi	Panevezys	$988
161 km or 100 mi	Ventspils	$968
161 km or 100 mi	Parnu	$1184
174 km or 108 mi	Kuressaare	$1192
181 km or 112 mi	Viljandi	$1041
186 km or 115 mi	Utena	$974
190 km or 118 mi	Daugavpils	$929
195 km or 121 mi	Liepaja	$1034
203 km or 126 mi	Rezekne	$840
209 km or 130 mi	Jonava	$865
223 km or 138 mi	Tartu	$1174
228 km or 142 mi	Kaunas	$1334
229 km or 142 mi	Klaipeda	$1057
262 km or 163 mi	Vilnius	$1414
270 km or 168 mi	Marijampole	$920
271 km or 168 mi	Pskov	$680
279 km or 174 mi	Tallinn	$1601
283 km or 176 mi	Alytus	$883
286 km or 178 mi	Maardu	$1372
298 km or 185 mi	Rakvere	$999
327 km or 203 mi	Suwalki	$1113
330 km or 205 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1089
335 km or 208 mi	Kaliningrad	$829
339 km or 211 mi	Raseborg	$1566
347 km or 215 mi	Sillamae	$1064
353 km or 219 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1737
357 km or 222 mi	Visby	$1485
361 km or 225 mi	Narva	$1083
362 km or 225 mi	Helsinki	$1947
364 km or 226 mi	Espoo	$1937
365 km or 227 mi	Grodno	$349
365 km or 227 mi	Elk	$1125
367 km or 228 mi	Lohja	$1383