Paris vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Paris	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2267	$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5517	$2787
🏠 One person rent	$1318	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$2636	$924
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$253	$75.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3146	$1303
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	99	61
😀 Quality of life	95	79
🏙️ Population	2.15M	605K

The cost of living in Paris is 104% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 1222nd and 4764th ($2267 vs $1113) 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 1.4 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 25th and 596th 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	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.6	$51.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$7.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.55	$5.24
☕ Cappuccino	$4.52	$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.89	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1388	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1086	$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3084	$915
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2210	$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$219	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.66%	4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12726	$2774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8943	$1723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.63	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.2	$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$8.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.96	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.05	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.5	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.63	$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.09	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.41	$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.78	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$109	$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$738	$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16193	$13840

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Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1276
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1693
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1672
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2123
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1861
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1449
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2081
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1891
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1619
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1726
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1813
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1660
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1543
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1637
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1752
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1603
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1638
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1621
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1582
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1844
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1653
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1596
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1278
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1439
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1317
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1754
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1230
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1343
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1403
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1202
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1182
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1159
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1192
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1329
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1126
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1458
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1169
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1382
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1219
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1293

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