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

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Riga San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1169
$3674
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2907
$8354
🏠 One person rent
$568
$2553
🏘️ Family rent
$964
$4614
🍽️ Food expenses
$392
$756
🚐 Transport expenses
$84
$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1324
$6972
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
61
87
😀 Quality of life
79
93
🏙️ Population
605K
1.01M

The cost of living in Riga is 68% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 4672nd and 13th ($1169 vs $3674) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 11th 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 1.9 months in San Jose, United States. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 580th and 57th among best cities to live in the world.

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Riga San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.53
$25.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$99.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.97
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$9.02
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$6.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.56
$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$510
$2518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$2244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$922
$4974
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$4085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.2
$76.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2784
$11099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1763
$11117
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.67
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.5
$90.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$4.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.86
$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$3.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$6.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$3.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.61
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.51
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.08
$4.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.37
$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.3
$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46
$151
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.4
$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$547
$1894
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13962
$23974

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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

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3322
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3417
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4181
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3147
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3083
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2799
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3305
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3220
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3085
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3610
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3094
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3159
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3010
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3228
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3288
36 km or 22 mi Union
$2986
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3584
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3433
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3442
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3578
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$3118
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3085
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3527
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3804
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3473
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2981
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3091
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2802
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3672
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2931
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$3023
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3293
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2851
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3224
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$2922
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3196
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3274
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2250
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3170
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3146