Riga vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	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