Raleigh vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Raleigh	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2388	$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5530	$2787
🏠 One person rent	$1484	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$2447	$924
🍽️ Food expenses	$625	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$94.8	$75.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4749	$1303
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	82	61
😀 Quality of life	88	79
🏙️ Population	468K	605K

The cost of living in Raleigh is 115% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 972nd and 4764th ($2388 vs $1113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 892nd 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 Raleigh compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Raleigh ranked 51st best city to live in the United States vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 221st and 596th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Raleigh vs Riga

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	Raleigh	Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.1	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.6	$51.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.74	$7.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.88	$5.24
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1468	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1216	$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2614	$915
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2029	$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.4	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.51%	4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6077	$2774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2879	$1723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.4	$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$8.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.8	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.48	$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.46	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.69	$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4	$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.38	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.7	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$158	$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.9	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$52	$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.2	$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1481	$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21914	$13840

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Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2281
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2616
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1836
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2315
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2290
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2140
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2169
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2184
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2144
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2091
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1764
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2011
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2076
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2014
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1934
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2058
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2169
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2100
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2136
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1952
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1819
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2117
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1752
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2147
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1976
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2144
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2332
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2182
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1682

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