Paris vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Paris Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2480
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5726
$3118
🏠 One person rent
$1432
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$2535
$989
🍽️ Food expenses
$622
$449
🚐 Transport expenses
$274
$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3974
$1623
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
99
59
😀 Quality of life
96
81
🏙️ Population
2.11M
595K

The cost of living in Paris is 99% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 916th and 4678th ($2480 vs $1248) 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 1.6 months in Paris compared to 1.3 months in Riga. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 14th and 668th 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
$17
$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.9
$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.61
$5.82
☕ Cappuccino
$5.23
$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.54
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1595
$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1144
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2814
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2101
$662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$258
$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.1
$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.31%
4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14879
$3224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9948
$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.93
$1.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$104
$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$9.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.12
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.52
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.7
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.5
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.11
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.7
$5.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.53
$9.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.61
$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.41
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.59
$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31
$53.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.3
$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$114
$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$911
$528
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17184
$17597

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Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$2060
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1935
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1975
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2421
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$2114
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$2010
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$2141
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1803
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1985
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$2028
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1831
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1975
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1991
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1960
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1874
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1860
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1876
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1992
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1911
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1821
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1459
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1654
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1469
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1775
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1448
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1547
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1443
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1383
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1370
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1365
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1358
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1520
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1276
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1650
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1306
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1626
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1437
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1544

Cities near Riga

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1423
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1027
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$908
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$944
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$912
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$1001
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$903
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$1012
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$994
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1214
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1230
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1083
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$1003
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$952
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1060
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$853
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$890
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1232
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1279
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1106
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1461
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$947
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$720
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1683
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$907
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1448
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1021
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1133
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$919
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1606
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1111
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1579
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1108
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1990
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2062
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$399
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1184
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1406