Riga vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1135
$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2798
$5120
🏠 One person rent
$549
$1382
🏘️ Family rent
$919
$2287
🍽️ Food expenses
$385
$542
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.4
$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1220
$3866
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
61
81
😀 Quality of life
79
90
🏙️ Population
606K
1.43M

The cost of living in Riga is 49% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 4604th and 1242nd ($1135 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1113th 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 San Antonio. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs San Antonio ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 535th and 137th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riga vs San Antonio

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Riga San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.68
$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.8
$66.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.58
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$5.37
 Cappuccino
$3.49
$5.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.65
$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$485
$1467
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$1106
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$885
$2477
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$549
$1891
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.7
$73.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.14%
6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2627
$7160
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1636
$3053
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.61
$2.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$55.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$17.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.78
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$2.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.84
$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.71
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5
$7.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.4
$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.04
$3.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.5
$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.7
$94
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.4
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.5
$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.1
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$464
$1445
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13518
$19044

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1362
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1088
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$827
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$860
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$927
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$827
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$985
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$877
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$893
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$982
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1080
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$909
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$928
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$864
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$976
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$831
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$835
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1163
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1080
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$981
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1303
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$922
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$461
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1335
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$850
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1194
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$920
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1028
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$622
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1438
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$906
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1345
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$814
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1825
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1907
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$385
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1013
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1257

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27 km or 17 mi Schertz
$2146
30 km or 18 mi Cibolo
$2158
48 km or 30 mi New Braunfels
$2175
54 km or 33 mi Seguin
$2146
74 km or 46 mi San Marcos
$2093
87 km or 54 mi Kyle
$2150
93 km or 58 mi Kerrville
$2186
122 km or 76 mi Austin
$2590
136 km or 85 mi Cedar Park
$2191
140 km or 87 mi Leander
$2190
141 km or 88 mi Pflugerville
$2179
145 km or 90 mi Round Rock
$2095
157 km or 98 mi Georgetown
$2146
161 km or 100 mi Victoria
$2220
197 km or 122 mi Copperas Cove
$2013
200 km or 124 mi Harker Heights
$1989
201 km or 125 mi Killeen
$1902
210 km or 130 mi Eagle Pass
$1979
213 km or 132 mi Piedras Negras
$710
215 km or 134 mi Corpus Christi
$1560
216 km or 134 mi Temple
$2066
221 km or 137 mi Kingsville
$1789
233 km or 145 mi Del Rio
$1931
235 km or 146 mi Laredo
$1842
236 km or 147 mi Ciudad Acuna
$789
237 km or 147 mi Nuevo Laredo
$595
247 km or 153 mi Bryan
$1925
247 km or 154 mi College Station
$1829
261 km or 162 mi Rosenberg
$2136
269 km or 167 mi Waco
$2071
279 km or 174 mi Sugar Land
$2148
286 km or 178 mi Missouri
$2128
293 km or 182 mi San Angelo
$1972
300 km or 186 mi Lake Jackson
$2080
300 km or 187 mi The Woodlands
$2737
303 km or 188 mi Houston
$2221
308 km or 191 mi Spring
$2126
309 km or 192 mi Conroe
$1801
310 km or 193 mi Pearland
$2118
312 km or 194 mi Stephenville
$2108