Riga vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Riga Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1254
$532
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3163
$1289
🏠 One person rent
$592
$224
🏘️ Family rent
$1001
$380
🍽️ Food expenses
$454
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.7
$59.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1555
$122
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
59
33
😀 Quality of life
80
42
🏙️ Population
595K
2.96M

The cost of living in Riga is 136% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 4631st and 8488th ($1254 vs $532) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Latvia and Yemen, respectively. Check Latvia vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Riga compared to 0.2 months in Sanaa. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 657th and 7615th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Prices in Riga vs Sanaa

Prices for goods and services in Riga and Sanaa are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Riga Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.8
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56
$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.15
$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.81
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.69
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$564
$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1006
$430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$38
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$245
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.4
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.56%
12.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3243
$1597
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2218
$852
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35
$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$5.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.91
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$6.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.49
$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.07
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.74
$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.76
$3.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.2
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.55
$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$3.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.8
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$3.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.8
$25.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.7
$58.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$607
$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18197
$4197

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Riga

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1374
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1000
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$893
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$938
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$895
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$964
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$860
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$982
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$932
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1179
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1225
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1054
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$974
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$938
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1040
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$835
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$859
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1220
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1258
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1077
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1434
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$928
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$758
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1594
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$881
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1455
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1085
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1114
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$1016
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1597
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1079
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1684
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1498
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1081
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1970
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1974
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$445
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1170
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1391

Cities near Sanaa

Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$476
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$478
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$488
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$476
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$475
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$497
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$864
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$509
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$871
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$564
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$590
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$873
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$484
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$563
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$477
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$890
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$748
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$513
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$481
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$993
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$521
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$483
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$682
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$931
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$1045
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$1050
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$923
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1031
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$947
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$800
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1210
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$976
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$872
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1628
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$816
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$910