Philadelphia vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Philadelphia	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2597	$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6395	$2787
🏠 One person rent	$1516	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$2783	$924
🍽️ Food expenses	$737	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$75.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4131	$1303
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	99	61
😀 Quality of life	90	79
🏙️ Population	1.6M	605K

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 133% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 664th and 4764th ($2597 vs $1113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 610th 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 1.6 months in Philadelphia compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Philadelphia ranked 28th best city to live in the United States vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 138th and 596th 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	$20.1	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$94.2	$51.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$7.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.96	$5.24
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.56	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1616	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1200	$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3231	$915
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2273	$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$247	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.2	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3404	$2774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2379	$1723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.3	$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.3	$8.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.25	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.09	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.02	$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.63	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.9	$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.19	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.92	$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.89	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.6	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$102	$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.6	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.3	$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.6	$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2066	$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19774	$13840

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Cities near Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2625
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2596
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2683
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2621
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2415
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2610
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2574
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2604
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2477
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2567
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2600
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2591
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2608
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2368
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2600
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2611
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2787
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2493
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2423
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2582
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2541
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2353
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2683
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2676
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2085
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2653
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$2901
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2642
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2739
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2919
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2819
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2723
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2782
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2849
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2303
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2264
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2880
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2320
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2557
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2693

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