Riga vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1135
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2798
$1314
🏠 One person rent
$549
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$919
$444
🍽️ Food expenses
$385
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.4
$59.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1220
$376
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
61
35
😀 Quality of life
79
23
🏙️ Population
606K
2.96M

The cost of living in Riga is 117% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 4604th and 8335th ($1135 vs $523) 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 1.1 months in Riga compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 535th and 8884th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riga vs Sanaa

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Riga Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.68
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.8
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.58
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$1.82
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.65
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$485
$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$885
$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$549
$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.7
$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.14%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2627
$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1636
$857
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.61
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$5.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.78
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.84
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.71
$7.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.4
$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.04
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.5
$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.7
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.4
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.5
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.1
$56.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$464
$84.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13518
$2959

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$467
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$470
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$481
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$466
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$467
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$490
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$1047
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$486
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$923
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$522
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$551
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$920
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$467
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$524
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$468
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$938
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$800
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$498
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$466
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$602
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$466
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$815
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$820
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$702
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$705
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$676
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$885
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1032
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$1061
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$883
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1100
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$1361
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$923
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$959
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1642
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$844
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$840