Riga vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1169
$3781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2907
$8717
🏠 One person rent
$568
$2600
🏘️ Family rent
$964
$4501
🍽️ Food expenses
$392
$806
🚐 Transport expenses
$84
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1324
$7795
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
61
97
😀 Quality of life
79
97
🏙️ Population
605K
874K

The cost of living in Riga is 69% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 4672nd and 9th ($1169 vs $3781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th 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 2.1 months in San Francisco. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs San Francisco ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 580th and 12th among best cities to live in the world.

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Riga San Francisco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.53
$22.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.97
$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$8.68
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$5.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.56
$2.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$510
$2707
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$2324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$922
$5024
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$4030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.2
$61.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2784
$11577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1763
$11019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.67
$2.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.5
$96.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$4.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$5.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.86
$6.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$6.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$3.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$5.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$3.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$3.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.61
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$3.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.51
$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.08
$5.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.37
$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.3
$91.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.4
$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$547
$2916
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13962
$31050

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$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
11 km or 6.9 mi Daly
$3180
14 km or 8.4 mi South San Francisco
$3170
14 km or 8.8 mi Alameda
$3274
15 km or 9.2 mi Oakland
$3146
16 km or 10 mi Albany
$2940
17 km or 10 mi Berkeley
$3082
17 km or 11 mi San Bruno
$3196
18 km or 11 mi El Cerrito
$2977
18 km or 11 mi Pacifica
$3152
19 km or 12 mi Richmond
$3053
20 km or 12 mi Millbrae
$3224
21 km or 13 mi San Pablo
$3048
22 km or 14 mi Burlingame
$3293
24 km or 15 mi San Leandro
$3023
24 km or 15 mi San Rafael
$4155
26 km or 16 mi San Mateo
$3672
28 km or 17 mi San Lorenzo
$2802
28 km or 18 mi Foster
$3473
29 km or 18 mi Lafayette
$2831
29 km or 18 mi Hercules
$2949
31 km or 19 mi Belmont
$3804
32 km or 20 mi Hayward
$2981
32 km or 20 mi Castro Valley
$2931
34 km or 21 mi San Carlos
$3442
34 km or 21 mi Walnut Creek
$2874
36 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3584
37 km or 23 mi Martinez
$2714
37 km or 23 mi Danville
$2922
37 km or 23 mi Pleasant Hill
$2767
38 km or 24 mi Union
$2986
39 km or 24 mi San Ramon
$2851
39 km or 24 mi Vallejo
$2885
39 km or 24 mi Novato
$3176
39 km or 24 mi Benicia
$2845
41 km or 25 mi Concord
$2726
42 km or 26 mi Menlo Park
$3288
42 km or 26 mi East Palo Alto
$3228
43 km or 27 mi Newark
$3010
45 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3091
46 km or 28 mi Palo Alto
$3610