Riga vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Riga	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1254	$2071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3163	$4674
🏠 One person rent	$592	$1211
🏘️ Family rent	$1001	$1801
🍽️ Food expenses	$454	$582
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.7	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1555	$4112
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	59	81
😀 Quality of life	80	91
🏙️ Population	595K	1.43M

The cost of living in Riga is 39% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 4631st and 1833rd ($1254 vs $2071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1452nd 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 2 months in San Antonio. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs San Antonio ranked 39th in the United States, while ranked 657th and 156th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Riga	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.8	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.15	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.81	$6.15
☕ Cappuccino	$3.91	$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.69	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$564	$1312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$372	$901
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1006	$1860
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$669	$1400
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$245	$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.4	$75.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.56%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3243	$4488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2218	$1816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35	$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.91	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.69	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.49	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$4.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$4.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.07	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.74	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.76	$9.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.76	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.2	$4.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.55	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.7	$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.8	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.8	$95.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.5	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.8	$51.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.7	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$607	$1365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18197	$19123

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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

Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2093
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2105
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2123
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2120
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2125
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2168
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$1944
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2475
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2149
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2110
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2003
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$1963
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1857
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1903
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$1005
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1722
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2070
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1855
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1897
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1708
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$1010
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$796
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1950
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1843
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2066
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2093
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2519
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2033
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2261
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2107
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1860
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2064
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2093