Riga vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1254
$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3163
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$592
$936
🏘️ Family rent
$1001
$1460
🍽️ Food expenses
$454
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.7
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1555
$2284
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
59
70
😀 Quality of life
80
78
🏙️ Population
595K
7.01M

The cost of living in Riga is 23% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 4631st and 3485th ($1254 vs $1628) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Latvia and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Latvia vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Riga compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 657th and 899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riga vs Riyadh

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Riga Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.8
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.15
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.81
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.69
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$564
$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1006
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$245
$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.4
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.56%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3243
$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2218
$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.91
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.49
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.07
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.74
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.76
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.2
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.55
$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.8
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.8
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.7
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$607
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18197
$10912

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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

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$938
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$834
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$965
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1059
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$917
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$778
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1062
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1218
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2100
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$2015
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1437
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$738
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$703
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$454
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$694
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$522
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$509
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$890
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$457
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$655
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1164
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$471
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$469
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$573
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$548
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1031
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$505
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$670
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$873
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$494
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$459