Perth vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Perth	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2448	$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5605	$3118
🏠 One person rent	$1473	$588
🏘️ Family rent	$2303	$989
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$449
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4181	$1623
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	94	59
😀 Quality of life	96	81
🏙️ Population	2.14M	595K

The cost of living in Perth is 96% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 978th and 4678th ($2448 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in Australia and Latvia, respectively. Check Australia vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Perth compared to 1.3 months in Riga. Perth ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 10th and 668th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Perth vs Riga

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	Perth	Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.6	$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.3	$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.55	$5.82
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1621	$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1228	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2691	$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1923	$662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.9	$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.84%	4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6285	$3224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4935	$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.83	$1.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$9.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.76	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.82	$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.62	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.3	$5.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$9.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.09	$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.7	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.3	$53.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.6	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$81	$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2141	$528
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15409	$17597

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Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1838
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2219
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$2016
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2025
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1618
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2338
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1904
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$527
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$496
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$409
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$822
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1175
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1604
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$593
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1487
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1861
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2217
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$439
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$379
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1906
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1822
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1928
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$408
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$476
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$453
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$459
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2496
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1829
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$514
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1894

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