Philadelphia vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Philadelphia Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2597
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5854
$3163
🏠 One person rent
$1508
$592
🏘️ Family rent
$2200
$1001
🍽️ Food expenses
$733
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$194
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4443
$1555
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
59
😀 Quality of life
91
80
🏙️ Population
1.6M
595K

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 107% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 741st and 4631st ($2597 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 652nd and 2nd in the United States and Latvia, respectively. Check the United States vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Philadelphia compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Philadelphia ranked 22nd best city to live in the United States vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 118th and 657th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Philadelphia vs Riga

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Philadelphia Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.2
$56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.98
$5.81
☕ Cappuccino
$5.23
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.03
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1607
$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1212
$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2381
$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1784
$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$225
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71
$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.27%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4124
$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1892
$2218
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.88
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.7
$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.2
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.41
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.31
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.95
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.12
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.55
$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.72
$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$6.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.98
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.04
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.9
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$84.7
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$29
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.4
$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.4
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2213
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20275
$18197

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Cities near Philadelphia

Distance City Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Camden
$2624
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Pennsauken Township
$2614
12 km or 7.1 mi Cherry Hill
$2710
12 km or 7.7 mi West Deptford Township
$2620
16 km or 9.9 mi Fox Chase
$2395
16 km or 9.9 mi Deptford Township
$2626
19 km or 12 mi Moorestown
$2543
21 km or 13 mi Gloucester Township
$2622
21 km or 13 mi Chester
$2498
22 km or 14 mi Mount Laurel
$2543
25 km or 15 mi Evesham Township
$2581
25 km or 16 mi Willingboro Township
$2567
31 km or 19 mi Medford
$2579
35 km or 22 mi Levittown
$2359
35 km or 22 mi Winslow Township
$2623
36 km or 23 mi Monroe Township
$2636
38 km or 23 mi West Chester
$2849
40 km or 25 mi Wilmington
$2458
46 km or 28 mi Trenton
$2314
46 km or 29 mi Ewing Township
$2623
50 km or 31 mi Hamilton Township
$2525
52 km or 32 mi Pottstown
$2331
54 km or 33 mi Lawrence Township
$2685
56 km or 35 mi Vineland
$2635
58 km or 36 mi Newark
$2222
59 km or 36 mi Bridgeton
$2662
62 km or 38 mi Princeton
$3031
63 km or 39 mi Millville
$2636
64 km or 39 mi East Windsor Township
$2740
65 km or 40 mi Plainsboro Township
$2820
67 km or 42 mi Montgomery Township
$2825
67 km or 42 mi Manchester Township
$2754
71 km or 44 mi Jackson Township
$2795
72 km or 45 mi South Brunswick
$2842
77 km or 48 mi Allentown
$2313
77 km or 48 mi Bethlehem
$2333
77 km or 48 mi Hillsborough Township
$2897
78 km or 48 mi Reading
$2221
78 km or 49 mi Barnegat Township
$2656
79 km or 49 mi Manalapan Township
$2737

Cities near Riga

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1374
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1000
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$893
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$938
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$895
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$964
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$860
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$982
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$932
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1179
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1225
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1054
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$974
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$938
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1040
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$835
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$859
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1220
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1258
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1077
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1434
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$928
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$758
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1594
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$881
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1455
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1085
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1114
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$1016
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1597
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1079
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1684
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1498
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1081
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1970
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1974
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$445
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1170
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1391