Raleigh vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Raleigh Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2265
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5273
$3163
🏠 One person rent
$1374
$592
🏘️ Family rent
$2201
$1001
🍽️ Food expenses
$624
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.7
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4362
$1555
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
82
59
😀 Quality of life
89
80
🏙️ Population
468K
595K

The cost of living in Raleigh is 81% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 1363rd and 4631st ($2265 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1143rd 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 1.9 months in Raleigh compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Raleigh ranked 54th best city to live in the United States vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 219th and 657th 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
$18.3
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.7
$56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$5.81
☕ Cappuccino
$6.08
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.82
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1531
$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1084
$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2619
$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1754
$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$211
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.1
$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.17%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3898
$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$2218
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.42
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.7
$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.61
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.65
$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.18
$6.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.2
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.45
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.97
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1475
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24243
$18197

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Cities near Raleigh

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2229
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2483
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1850
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2169
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2280
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2300
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2241
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2063
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2133
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2116
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$1842
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2016
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$1803
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1766
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2089
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2212
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2059
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1775
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$2027
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2055
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2073
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2045
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$1909
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2007
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2200
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$1863
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2070
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$2105
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$2007
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1849
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2075
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2031
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$1851
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$1904
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$2003
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2295
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2375
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2129
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2204
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1729

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