Riga vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1169
$2908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2907
$7212
🏠 One person rent
$568
$1829
🏘️ Family rent
$964
$3413
🍽️ Food expenses
$392
$707
🚐 Transport expenses
$84
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1324
$6392
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
61
80
😀 Quality of life
79
92
🏙️ Population
605K
737K

The cost of living in Riga is 60% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 4672nd and 206th ($1169 vs $2908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 168th 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 2.2 months in Seattle. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Seattle ranked 16th in the United States, while ranked 580th and 102nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riga vs Seattle

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Riga Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.53
$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.97
$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$8.02
 Cappuccino
$3.71
$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.56
$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$510
$1947
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$1538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$922
$3856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$2943
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.2
$67.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2784
$7855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1763
$5704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.67
$2.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.5
$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.86
$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$3.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.61
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.51
$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.08
$6.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.37
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.3
$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46
$183
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.4
$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$547
$2227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13962
$28179

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2512
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2904
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$3091
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2301
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3229
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2784
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2489
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2743
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2821
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2655
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2512
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2769
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2491
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2819
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2692
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2449
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2515
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2619
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2172
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2569
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2348
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2655
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2774
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2581
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2417
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2576
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2307
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2534
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2435
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2609
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2612
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2314
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2546
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2577
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2263