Riga vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Riga	San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1135	$3729
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2798	$8827
🏠 One person rent	$549	$2575
🏘️ Family rent	$919	$4722
🍽️ Food expenses	$385	$762
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.4	$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1220	$7332
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	61	97
😀 Quality of life	79	95
🏙️ Population	606K	874K

The cost of living in Riga is 70% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 4604th and 12th ($1135 vs $3729) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 10th 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 2 months in San Francisco. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs San Francisco ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 535th and 29th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riga vs San Francisco

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	Riga	San Francisco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.68	$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.8	$87.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.58	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.97	$8.6
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$5.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.65	$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$485	$2705
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$314	$2296
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$885	$5169
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$549	$4274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$184	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$286	$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.7	$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.14%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2627	$11456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1636	$10309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.61	$2.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.3	$96.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.78	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$4.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$4.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.84	$6.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$20
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.28	$15.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$5.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$3.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$3.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.71	$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$4.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.4	$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.04	$5.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3	$2.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.5	$95.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.7	$159
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$26.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$77.5	$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.1	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$464	$2657
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13518	$31490

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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 Francisco

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Daly	$3133
14 km or 8.4 mi	South San Francisco	$3130
14 km or 8.8 mi	Alameda	$3358
15 km or 9.2 mi	Oakland	$3123
16 km or 10 mi	Albany	$2965
17 km or 10 mi	Berkeley	$3127
17 km or 11 mi	San Bruno	$3147
18 km or 11 mi	El Cerrito	$2977
18 km or 11 mi	Pacifica	$3135
19 km or 12 mi	Richmond	$3042
20 km or 12 mi	Millbrae	$3163
21 km or 13 mi	San Pablo	$3046
22 km or 14 mi	Burlingame	$3219
24 km or 15 mi	San Leandro	$2969
24 km or 15 mi	San Rafael	$4148
26 km or 16 mi	San Mateo	$3583
28 km or 17 mi	San Lorenzo	$2650
28 km or 18 mi	Foster	$3518
29 km or 18 mi	Lafayette	$2840
29 km or 18 mi	Hercules	$2968
31 km or 19 mi	Belmont	$3567
32 km or 20 mi	Hayward	$2660
32 km or 20 mi	Castro Valley	$2881
34 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3300
34 km or 21 mi	Walnut Creek	$2876
36 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3389
37 km or 23 mi	Martinez	$2697
37 km or 23 mi	Danville	$2929
37 km or 23 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2782
38 km or 24 mi	Union	$2922
39 km or 24 mi	San Ramon	$2860
39 km or 24 mi	Vallejo	$2900
39 km or 24 mi	Novato	$3195
39 km or 24 mi	Benicia	$2824
41 km or 25 mi	Concord	$2947
42 km or 26 mi	Menlo Park	$3313
42 km or 26 mi	East Palo Alto	$3245
43 km or 27 mi	Newark	$3003
45 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3109
46 km or 28 mi	Palo Alto	$3733