Riga vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1169
$2656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2907
$6191
🏠 One person rent
$568
$1670
🏘️ Family rent
$964
$2836
🍽️ Food expenses
$392
$678
🚐 Transport expenses
$84
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1324
$4470
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
61
54
😀 Quality of life
79
87
🏙️ Population
605K
525K

The cost of living in Riga is 56% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 4672nd and 501st ($1169 vs $2656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 443rd in Latvia and the United States, respectively. Check Latvia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Riga compared to 1.7 months in Sacramento. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Sacramento ranked 77th in the United States, while ranked 580th and 281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riga vs Sacramento

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Riga Sacramento
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.53
$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$74.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.97
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$7.27
 Cappuccino
$3.71
$6.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.56
$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$510
$1688
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$1409
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$922
$3018
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$2447
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.2
$74.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2784
$4303
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1763
$4091
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.67
$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.5
$96.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$19.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$4.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$4.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.86
$4.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$4.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$3.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.61
$17.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$3.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.51
$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.08
$4.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.37
$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.3
$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46
$116
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.4
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$92
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$547
$1525
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13962
$30262

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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

Cities near Sacramento

Distance City Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi West Sacramento
$2562
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Parkway-South Sacramento
$2593
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Arden-Arcade
$2624
16 km or 9.9 mi Rancho Cordova
$2678
18 km or 11 mi Elk Grove
$2722
21 km or 13 mi Citrus Heights
$2729
22 km or 14 mi Davis
$2757
26 km or 16 mi Roseville
$2839
27 km or 17 mi Woodland
$2929
30 km or 19 mi Folsom
$2667
33 km or 20 mi Rocklin
$2553
33 km or 20 mi Dixon
$2861
38 km or 24 mi Lincoln
$2613
38 km or 24 mi Galt
$2724
49 km or 30 mi Vacaville
$3171
53 km or 33 mi Lodi
$2593
59 km or 37 mi Suisun
$3186
61 km or 38 mi Fairfield
$3509
62 km or 39 mi Placerville
$2718
63 km or 39 mi Yuba
$2254
67 km or 42 mi Oakley
$2907
69 km or 43 mi Stockton
$2194
69 km or 43 mi Antioch
$3105
70 km or 44 mi Pittsburg
$2890
74 km or 46 mi Brentwood
$2934
77 km or 48 mi Napa
$3510
82 km or 51 mi Benicia
$2845
82 km or 51 mi Concord
$2726
84 km or 52 mi Martinez
$2714
85 km or 53 mi Vallejo
$2885
85 km or 53 mi Pleasant Hill
$2767
86 km or 53 mi Lathrop
$2557
89 km or 55 mi Manteca
$2561
90 km or 56 mi Walnut Creek
$2874
91 km or 56 mi Sonoma
$3088
93 km or 58 mi Tracy
$2250
94 km or 58 mi Hercules
$2949
94 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$2831
95 km or 59 mi Danville
$2922
98 km or 61 mi San Ramon
$2851