Riga vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Riga	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1135	$3427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2798	$7903
🏠 One person rent	$549	$2366
🏘️ Family rent	$919	$4375
🍽️ Food expenses	$385	$686
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.4	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1220	$5439
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	61	87
😀 Quality of life	79	91
🏙️ Population	606K	1.39M

The cost of living in Riga is 67% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 4604th and 26th ($1135 vs $3427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 23rd 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 1.6 months in San Diego. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs San Diego ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 535th and 107th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Riga	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.68	$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.8	$85.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.58	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.97	$8.8
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.65	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$485	$2498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$314	$2064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$885	$4740
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$549	$3919
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$184	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$286	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.7	$73.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.14%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2627	$11408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1636	$8035
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.61	$2.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.3	$71.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$22.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.78	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$3.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$3.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.84	$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.28	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$4.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.71	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5	$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$16.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.4	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.04	$4.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.5	$79.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.7	$129
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$77.5	$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.1	$95.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$464	$1701
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13518	$18429

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Cities near Riga

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

Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3051
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2907
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2844
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2969
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2868
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2867
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2910
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1184
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2788
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2784
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$2879
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1032
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1029
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$2884
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2722
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3046
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2732
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3094
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2709
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2597
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$3070
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3155
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2751
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2684
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2681
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2803
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$2461
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2755
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2637
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$1027
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2730
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3513
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$2957
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2960
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3180
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2944
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2879
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2609
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2606