Riga vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Riga	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1113	$3015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2787	$7449
🏠 One person rent	$532	$1896
🏘️ Family rent	$924	$3549
🍽️ Food expenses	$390	$746
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.5	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1303	$6742
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	61	80
😀 Quality of life	79	91
🏙️ Population	605K	737K

The cost of living in Riga is 63% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 4764th and 158th ($1113 vs $3015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 140th 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 1.2 months in Riga compared to 2.2 months in Seattle. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Seattle ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 596th and 98th 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	$11.7	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.6	$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.59	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.24	$7.98
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.47	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$2086
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$1567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$915	$3947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$586	$3067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$255	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.4	$68.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.56%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2774	$6966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1723	$5351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33	$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.97	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.71	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$4.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$4.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$5.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$3.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.81	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.15	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.79	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.2	$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.9	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$25.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.6	$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.5	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$488	$2185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13840	$29407

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3273
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2882
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2624
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2642
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2973
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2595
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3239
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2718
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2741
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2625
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2759
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2785
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2606
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2623
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2462
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2784
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2532
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2338
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2589
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2517
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2604
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2644
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2449
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2598
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2460
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2571
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2406
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2692
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2523
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2093