Riga vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1169
$1809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2907
$4321
🏠 One person rent
$568
$1032
🏘️ Family rent
$964
$1832
🍽️ Food expenses
$392
$503
🚐 Transport expenses
$84
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1324
$3121
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
53 km
🎓 Higher education
61
87
😀 Quality of life
79
91
🏙️ Population
605K
518K

The cost of living in Riga is 35% less expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 4672nd and 2462nd ($1169 vs $1809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 167th in Latvia and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Latvia vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Riga compared to 1.7 months in Sheffield. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Sheffield ranked 21st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 580th and 127th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riga vs Sheffield

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Riga Sheffield
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.53
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$80.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.97
$9.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$5.45
 Cappuccino
$3.71
$4.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.56
$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$510
$980
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$837
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$922
$1936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$1514
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.2
$37.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
5.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2784
$3788
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1763
$2630
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.67
$2.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.5
$95.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$15.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.86
$4.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$9.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.61
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.51
$16.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$5.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.08
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.37
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.3
$40.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46
$83.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.4
$79.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$86.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$547
$1136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13962
$9922

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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
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Rotherham
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Barnsley
$1449
27 km or 17 mi Doncaster
$1383
32 km or 20 mi Mansfield
$1805
33 km or 21 mi Wakefield
$1652
35 km or 22 mi Dewsbury
$1776
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1761
38 km or 24 mi Batley
$1788
42 km or 26 mi Brighouse
$1898
44 km or 27 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1793
46 km or 28 mi Macclesfield
$1802
46 km or 29 mi Halifax
$2098
46 km or 29 mi Oldham
$1722
47 km or 29 mi Leeds
$1987
47 km or 29 mi Droylsden
$1877
48 km or 30 mi Leek
$1780
49 km or 31 mi Bradford
$1670
51 km or 32 mi Manchester
$2137
52 km or 32 mi Derby
$1817
52 km or 32 mi Nottingham
$1944
52 km or 33 mi Rochdale
$1776
56 km or 35 mi Salford
$1936
56 km or 35 mi Stretford
$1910
57 km or 35 mi Sale
$1894
59 km or 36 mi Altrincham
$1849
59 km or 36 mi Scunthorpe
$1638
59 km or 37 mi Bury
$1592
61 km or 38 mi Keighley
$1804
63 km or 39 mi Lincoln
$1742
64 km or 40 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
65 km or 40 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
65 km or 41 mi Burton upon Trent
$1803
67 km or 42 mi Bolton
$1852
68 km or 42 mi Harrogate
$1930
68 km or 42 mi York
$1893
68 km or 42 mi Burnley
$1493
70 km or 44 mi Loughborough
$1845
72 km or 45 mi Crewe
$1552
75 km or 47 mi Warrington
$2069
77 km or 48 mi Stafford
$1855