Riga vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Riga	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1113	$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2787	$2532
🏠 One person rent	$532	$462
🏘️ Family rent	$924	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$390	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.5	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1303	$581
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	61	95
😀 Quality of life	79	65
🏙️ Population	605K	11.5M

The cost of living in Riga is 14% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 4764th and 5654th ($1113 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Latvia and Brazil, respectively. Check Latvia vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Riga compared to 0.6 months in Sao Paulo. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 596th and 4281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riga vs Sao Paulo

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	Riga	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.7	$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.6	$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.59	$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.24	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.47	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$915	$1051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$586	$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$255	$65.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.4	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.56%	11.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2774	$2420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1723	$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.97	$7.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.71	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7	$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.81	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.15	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.79	$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.2	$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10	$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.9	$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.6	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.5	$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$488	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13840	$14254

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Riga

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Jurmala	$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

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$687
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$645
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$662
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$647
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$618
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$661
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$618
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$563
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$636
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$628
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$703
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$635
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$612
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$621
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$613
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$605
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$612
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$627
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$600
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$624
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$614
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$628
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$615
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$644
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$656
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$603
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$663
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$722
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$568
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$615
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$569
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$732
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$607
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$609
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$611