Riga vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1113
$3428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2787
$7974
🏠 One person rent
$532
$2311
🏘️ Family rent
$924
$4175
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$743
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.5
$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1303
$5531
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
61
87
😀 Quality of life
79
91
🏙️ Population
605K
1.39M

The cost of living in Riga is 68% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 4764th and 36th ($1113 vs $3428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 32nd 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 1.6 months in San Diego. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs San Diego ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 596th and 95th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riga vs San Diego

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Riga San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.7
$22.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.6
$83.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.59
$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.24
$8.3
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$6.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.47
$2.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$473
$2424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$1978
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$915
$4583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$255
$269
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.4
$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.56%
6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2774
$9086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1723
$7072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33
$72.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.97
$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.71
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$3.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$4.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$4.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$4.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$3.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.81
$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.15
$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.06
$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.79
$13.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$5.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.14
$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.2
$75
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.9
$130
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.6
$59.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.5
$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$488
$1785
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13840
$28706

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$1299
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$933
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$804
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$835
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$840
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$953
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$983
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$950
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$869
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1064
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1064
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$933
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$936
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$843
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$953
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$761
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$847
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1045
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1150
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$969
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1261
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$882
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$467
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1414
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$850
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1219
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$899
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1016
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$973
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$741
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1441
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$952
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1509
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1273
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$953
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1816
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1879
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$385
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1025
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1220

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4.2 km or 2.6 mi Coronado
$3065
7.2 km or 4.5 mi National
$2962
13 km or 7.8 mi Lemon Grove
$2914
14 km or 9 mi Chula Vista
$3017
14 km or 9 mi La Mesa
$2916
16 km or 9.8 mi Imperial Beach
$2911
18 km or 11 mi La Jolla
$2964
21 km or 13 mi El Cajon
$3043
24 km or 15 mi Tijuana
$1047
25 km or 15 mi Santee
$2898
30 km or 19 mi Poway
$2930
38 km or 24 mi Encinitas
$3124
40 km or 25 mi Las Delicias
$912
43 km or 26 mi Rosarito Beach
$910
46 km or 29 mi Escondido
$3279
47 km or 30 mi San Marcos
$2917
52 km or 33 mi Carlsbad
$3273
54 km or 33 mi Vista
$2834
57 km or 36 mi Oceanside
$3199
73 km or 46 mi Fallbrook
$2907
88 km or 55 mi Temecula
$2637
91 km or 57 mi San Clemente
$2945
95 km or 59 mi Murrieta
$3109
97 km or 61 mi Dana Point
$2936
98 km or 61 mi French Valley
$2732
99 km or 61 mi San Juan Capistrano
$2950
99 km or 61 mi Wildomar
$2763
104 km or 65 mi Laguna Niguel
$3188
107 km or 66 mi Laguna Beach
$2996
107 km or 67 mi Menifee
$2578
109 km or 68 mi Ensenada
$880
109 km or 68 mi Lake Elsinore
$2694
110 km or 68 mi Mission Viejo
$3496
110 km or 69 mi Laguna Hills
$3082
111 km or 69 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2971
114 km or 71 mi Aliso Viejo
$3326
114 km or 71 mi Lake Forest
$3020
115 km or 72 mi Hemet
$2764
119 km or 74 mi Perris
$2682
119 km or 74 mi Temescal Valley
$2759