Riga vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1113
$3810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2787
$8485
🏠 One person rent
$532
$2688
🏘️ Family rent
$924
$4744
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$759
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.5
$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1303
$6191
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
61
87
😀 Quality of life
79
92
🏙️ Population
605K
1.01M

The cost of living in Riga is 71% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 4764th and 8th ($1113 vs $3810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th 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 Jose, United States. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs San Jose, United States ranked 11th in the United States, while ranked 596th and 82nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riga vs San Jose, United States

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Riga San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.7
$21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.6
$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.59
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.24
$8.92
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$5.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.47
$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$473
$2643
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$2388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$915
$5083
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$4230
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$255
$274
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.4
$69.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.56%
6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2774
$9512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1723
$9578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33
$90.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.97
$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.71
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$4.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$5.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$6.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$6.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$3.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$3.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.81
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.15
$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.06
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.79
$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$7.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.14
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.2
$129
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.9
$149
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.6
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.5
$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$488
$1805
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13840
$25839

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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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Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3362
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3419
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4167
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3287
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3131
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2828
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3448
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3295
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3159
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3752
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3090
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3187
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3060
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3286
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3326
36 km or 22 mi Union
$3002
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3649
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3412
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3344
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3448
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$3006
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3096
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3437
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3657
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3466
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2811
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3059
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2747
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3678
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$3041
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$2963
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3269
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$3045
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3226
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$3785
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3195
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3364
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2135
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3185
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$2968