Riga vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1169
$3346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2907
$7719
🏠 One person rent
$568
$2248
🏘️ Family rent
$964
$4052
🍽️ Food expenses
$392
$722
🚐 Transport expenses
$84
$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1324
$5772
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
61
87
😀 Quality of life
79
92
🏙️ Population
605K
1.39M

The cost of living in Riga is 65% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 4672nd and 45th ($1169 vs $3346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 36th 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 Diego. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs San Diego ranked 12th in the United States, while ranked 580th and 75th among best cities to live in the world.

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Riga San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.53
$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$85.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.97
$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$8.25
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$5.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.56
$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$510
$2399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$1894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$922
$4351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$3534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.2
$69.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2784
$9294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1763
$7063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.67
$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.5
$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$3.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.86
$4.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$3.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$5.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$3.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.61
$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.51
$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$10.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.08
$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.37
$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.3
$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$28
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.4
$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$547
$1752
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13962
$21468

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Coronado
$2973
7.2 km or 4.5 mi National
$2877
13 km or 7.8 mi Lemon Grove
$2783
14 km or 9 mi Chula Vista
$2893
14 km or 9 mi La Mesa
$2775
16 km or 9.8 mi Imperial Beach
$2786
18 km or 11 mi La Jolla
$2821
21 km or 13 mi El Cajon
$2936
24 km or 15 mi Tijuana
$1050
25 km or 15 mi Santee
$2799
30 km or 19 mi Poway
$2765
38 km or 24 mi Encinitas
$2853
40 km or 25 mi Las Delicias
$922
43 km or 26 mi Rosarito Beach
$922
46 km or 29 mi Escondido
$2795
47 km or 30 mi San Marcos
$2718
52 km or 33 mi Carlsbad
$2997
54 km or 33 mi Vista
$2783
57 km or 36 mi Oceanside
$2926
73 km or 46 mi Fallbrook
$2767
88 km or 55 mi Temecula
$2579
91 km or 57 mi San Clemente
$2886
95 km or 59 mi Murrieta
$3006
97 km or 61 mi Dana Point
$2828
98 km or 61 mi French Valley
$2650
99 km or 61 mi San Juan Capistrano
$2842
99 km or 61 mi Wildomar
$2717
104 km or 65 mi Laguna Niguel
$3001
107 km or 66 mi Laguna Beach
$2928
107 km or 67 mi Menifee
$2587
109 km or 68 mi Ensenada
$912
109 km or 68 mi Lake Elsinore
$2654
110 km or 68 mi Mission Viejo
$3444
110 km or 69 mi Laguna Hills
$3035
111 km or 69 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2950
114 km or 71 mi Aliso Viejo
$3330
114 km or 71 mi Lake Forest
$3047
115 km or 72 mi Hemet
$2789
119 km or 74 mi Perris
$2595
119 km or 74 mi Temescal Valley
$2647