Riga vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Riga	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1113	$2813
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2787	$6464
🏠 One person rent	$532	$1786
🏘️ Family rent	$924	$2984
🍽️ Food expenses	$390	$700
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.5	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1303	$4579
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	61	54
😀 Quality of life	79	86
🏙️ Population	605K	525K

The cost of living in Riga is 60% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 4764th and 313th ($1113 vs $2813) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 277th 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 1.2 months in Riga compared to 1.6 months in Sacramento. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Sacramento ranked 81st in the United States, while ranked 596th and 308th 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	$11.7	$19.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.6	$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.59	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.24	$7.64
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$5.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.47	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$1822
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$1446
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$915	$3005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$586	$2512
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$255	$301
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.4	$71.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.56%	6.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2774	$4209
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1723	$3946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.97	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.71	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$3.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$4.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$5.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$6.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$3.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.81	$17.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$2.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.15	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.79	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$6.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.2	$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.9	$134
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.6	$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.5	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$488	$1530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13840	$29998

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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

Cities near Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2652
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2692
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2680
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2708
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2765
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2744
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2848
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2832
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2816
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2684
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2560
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2869
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2612
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2762
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3102
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2624
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3212
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3551
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2732
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2188
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2977
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2170
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3193
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2938
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$3015
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3453
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2767
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2778
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2780
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2412
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2816
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2646
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2622
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2932
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3048
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2135
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2840
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2888
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3785
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$3045