Phoenix vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phoenix Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2369
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5226
$2907
🏠 One person rent
$1477
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$2396
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$590
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4699
$1324
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
69
61
😀 Quality of life
91
79
🏙️ Population
1.61M
605K

The cost of living in Phoenix is 103% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 973rd and 4672nd ($2369 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 858th 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 2 months in Phoenix compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Phoenix ranked 22nd best city to live in the United States vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 119th and 580th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phoenix vs Riga

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Phoenix Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.5
$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.8
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.26
$5.18
 Cappuccino
$5.77
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.71
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1440
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1190
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2431
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1985
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$249
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.2
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3520
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2938
$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.41
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.9
$10.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.3
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.26
$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.88
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.69
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.2
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.29
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.9
$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.32
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.9
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.48
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.08
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.4
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$132
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.6
$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.9
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1116
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10377
$13962

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Glendale
$1989
14 km or 9 mi Scottsdale
$2588
16 km or 10 mi Peoria
$2201
17 km or 10 mi Tempe
$2430
25 km or 15 mi El Mirage
$2287
26 km or 16 mi Mesa
$2416
27 km or 17 mi Avondale
$2518
28 km or 17 mi Goodyear
$2446
29 km or 18 mi Surprise
$2339
33 km or 21 mi Chandler
$2414
33 km or 21 mi Gilbert
$2372
33 km or 21 mi Fountain Hills
$2352
51 km or 31 mi Queen Creek
$2338
51 km or 32 mi Apache Junction
$2342
51 km or 32 mi Buckeye
$2422
53 km or 33 mi Maricopa
$2291
78 km or 48 mi Casa Grande
$2313
84 km or 52 mi Florence
$2324
118 km or 73 mi Prescott
$2484
122 km or 76 mi Prescott Valley
$2415
155 km or 96 mi Marana
$2052
160 km or 99 mi Oro Valley
$2040
165 km or 102 mi Casas Adobes
$2016
181 km or 112 mi Tucson
$1954
190 km or 118 mi Flagstaff
$2268
205 km or 128 mi Sahuarita
$2026
232 km or 144 mi Lake Havasu
$1999
234 km or 145 mi Blythe
$2638
254 km or 158 mi Yuma
$1792
259 km or 161 mi Kingman
$1886
264 km or 164 mi Nogales
$1986
268 km or 166 mi Nogales
$786
276 km or 171 mi San Luis
$1928
276 km or 172 mi San Luis Rio Colorado
$840
278 km or 173 mi Sierra Vista
$1665
290 km or 180 mi Bullhead
$1842
313 km or 194 mi Caborca
$758
327 km or 203 mi Brawley
$2643
330 km or 205 mi Mexicali
$955
332 km or 207 mi Calexico
$2657

Cities near Riga

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1377
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1111
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$856
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$893
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$946
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$999
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$902
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$923
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1102
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1151
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$966
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$950
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$899
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1029
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$817
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$856
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1120
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1191
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1016
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1341
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$886
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$440
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1447
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$871
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1278
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$973
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1061
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$578
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1525
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$979
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1363
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$846
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1936
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2023
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$390
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1057
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1363