Riga vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1248
$1115
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3118
$2824
🏠 One person rent
$588
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$989
$943
🍽️ Food expenses
$449
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.3
$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1623
$794
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
59
96
😀 Quality of life
81
74
🏙️ Population
595K
11.5M

The cost of living in Riga is 12% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 4678th and 5003rd ($1248 vs $1115) 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 1.3 months in Riga compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 668th and 2408th 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
$13.5
$7.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.9
$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.55
$7.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.82
$2.45
☕ Cappuccino
$3.96
$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$558
$631
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$984
$1111
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$769
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$56.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$243
$85.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.8
$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.55%
11.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3224
$2842
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2056
$2178
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.79
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36
$49.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.82
$7.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.57
$2.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.56
$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.94
$9.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.97
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.13
$5.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.47
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.22
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.9
$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.4
$55.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.5
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.1
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$528
$494
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17597
$16798

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1423
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1027
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$908
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$944
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$912
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$1001
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$903
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$1012
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$994
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1214
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1230
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1083
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$1003
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$952
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1060
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$853
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$890
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1232
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1279
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1106
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1461
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$947
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$720
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1683
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$907
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1448
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1021
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1133
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$919
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1606
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1111
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1579
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1108
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1990
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2062
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$399
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1184
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1406

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Sao Caetano do Sul
$795
13 km or 8.3 mi Taboao da Serra
$754
14 km or 8.6 mi Guarulhos
$753
15 km or 9.4 mi Diadema
$753
16 km or 9.7 mi Santo Andre
$742
16 km or 10 mi Osasco
$782
17 km or 11 mi Sao Bernardo do Campo
$699
21 km or 13 mi Carapicuiba
$645
22 km or 14 mi Maua
$746
23 km or 15 mi Caieiras
$741
25 km or 15 mi Embu das Artes
$753
25 km or 16 mi Barueri
$883
26 km or 16 mi Mairipora
$724
26 km or 16 mi Franco da Rocha
$752
27 km or 17 mi Ferraz de Vasconcelos
$687
28 km or 17 mi Jandira
$750
29 km or 18 mi Ribeirao Pires
$716
29 km or 18 mi Itapecerica da Serra
$754
30 km or 18 mi Poa
$684
30 km or 18 mi Cotia
$841
30 km or 19 mi Itaquaquecetuba
$723
31 km or 19 mi Itapevi
$700
31 km or 19 mi Santana de Parnaiba
$741
32 km or 20 mi Francisco Morato
$753
33 km or 20 mi Itanhaem
$715
33 km or 20 mi Cajamar
$741
36 km or 22 mi Embu-Guacu
$727
36 km or 22 mi Aruja
$713
41 km or 26 mi Campo Limpo Paulista
$739
43 km or 26 mi Varzea Paulista
$737
44 km or 27 mi Cubatao
$695
45 km or 28 mi Mogi das Cruzes
$789
48 km or 30 mi Jundiai
$783
49 km or 30 mi Atibaia
$651
51 km or 32 mi Sao Roque
$725
52 km or 32 mi Sao Vicente
$655
55 km or 34 mi Santos
$882
56 km or 35 mi Praia Grande
$691
61 km or 38 mi Bertioga
$703
61 km or 38 mi Ibiuna
$719