Riga vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1254
$1543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3163
$3341
🏠 One person rent
$592
$990
🏘️ Family rent
$1001
$1686
🍽️ Food expenses
$454
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.7
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1555
$2274
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
59
66
😀 Quality of life
80
86
🏙️ Population
595K
1.25M

The cost of living in Riga is 19% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 4631st and 3851st ($1254 vs $1543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Latvia and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Latvia vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Riga compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 657th and 367th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riga vs Sharjah

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Riga Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.8
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.15
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.81
$9.6
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.69
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$564
$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1006
$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$1417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$245
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.4
$100
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.56%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3243
$8219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2218
$5942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$2.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35
$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$8.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.91
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.49
$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.07
$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.74
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.76
$6.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.2
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.55
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.8
$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.8
$62.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.7
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$607
$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18197
$8199

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$1374
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1000
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$893
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$938
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$895
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$964
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$860
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$982
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$932
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1179
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1225
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1054
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$974
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$938
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1040
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$835
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$859
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1220
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1258
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1077
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1434
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$928
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$758
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1594
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$881
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1455
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1085
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1114
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$1016
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1597
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1079
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1684
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1498
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1081
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1970
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1974
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$445
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1170
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1391

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2356
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2470
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1173
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1455
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1082
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$797
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1193
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2100
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$2015
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$494
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$497
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$526
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$521
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1340
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1062
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1218
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$514
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$530
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$965
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1059
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$505
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$485
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$558
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$778
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$559
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$700
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$457
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$917
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$459
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$717
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$517
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$469