Raleigh vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Raleigh Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2477
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5984
$2907
🏠 One person rent
$1542
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$2792
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$647
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.6
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4931
$1324
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
82
61
😀 Quality of life
89
79
🏙️ Population
468K
605K

The cost of living in Raleigh is 112% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 806th and 4672nd ($2477 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 719th 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 1.1 months in Riga. Raleigh ranked 49th best city to live in the United States vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 202nd and 580th 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
$18
$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.6
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.03
$5.18
 Cappuccino
$5.49
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1570
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1231
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2956
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2331
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$258
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$77.4
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.54%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7431
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3484
$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.25
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.2
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$10.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.08
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.78
$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.67
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.28
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.71
$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.96
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.23
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.4
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.2
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$158
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.2
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.2
$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1530
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22229
$13962

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Cities near Raleigh

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2278
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2383
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1859
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2228
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2217
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2137
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2158
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2146
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2212
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2141
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$2105
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2057
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$2043
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1697
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2122
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2054
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2110
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1791
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$2012
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2099
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2060
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2026
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$2110
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2094
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2162
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$2076
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2105
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$1882
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$1972
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1917
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2081
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2119
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$1705
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$2146
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$2022
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2135
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2299
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2194
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2288
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1753

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