Riga vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1169
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2907
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$568
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$964
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$392
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$84
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1324
$2228
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
61
65
😀 Quality of life
79
83
🏙️ Population
605K
1.25M

The cost of living in Riga is 22% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 4672nd and 3679th ($1169 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th 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 1.1 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 580th and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Riga Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.53
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.97
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.56
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$510
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$922
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.2
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2784
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1763
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.67
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.5
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.86
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.61
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.51
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.08
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.37
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.3
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.4
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$547
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13962
$5054

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$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
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2084
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2309
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1232
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1050
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$994
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$786
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1110
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1810
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1719
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$561
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$556
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$547
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$520
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1267
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1218
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1226
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$531
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$687
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$870
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$989
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$558
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$546
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$515
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$878
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$639
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$467
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$541
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$489
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$831
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$577
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$507