Riga vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1248
$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3118
$3212
🏠 One person rent
$588
$912
🏘️ Family rent
$989
$1543
🍽️ Food expenses
$449
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.3
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1623
$2465
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
59
66
😀 Quality of life
81
87
🏙️ Population
595K
1.25M

The cost of living in Riga is 15% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 4678th and 4144th ($1248 vs $1473) 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 1.3 months in Riga compared to 1.7 months in Sharjah. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 668th and 352nd 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
$13.5
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.9
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.55
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.82
$9.48
☕ Cappuccino
$3.96
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$558
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$984
$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$243
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.8
$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.55%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3224
$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2056
$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.79
$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.82
$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.57
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.56
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.94
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.97
$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.13
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.47
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.22
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.9
$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.4
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.5
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.1
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$528
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17597
$7922

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$1423
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$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
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2183
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2420
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1214
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1457
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1080
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$796
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1135
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2014
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1923
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$545
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$541
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$575
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$545
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1309
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1109
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1192
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$563
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$575
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$931
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1037
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$565
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$547
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$613
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$823
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$627
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$761
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$489
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$487
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$813
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$565
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$492