Riga vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Riga	Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1113	$1764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2787	$4219
🏠 One person rent	$532	$1001
🏘️ Family rent	$924	$1774
🍽️ Food expenses	$390	$497
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.5	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1303	$2831
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	54 km
🎓 Higher education	61	87
😀 Quality of life	79	90
🏙️ Population	605K	518K

The cost of living in Riga is 37% less expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 4764th and 2490th ($1113 vs $1764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 147th 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 1.2 months in Riga compared to 1.6 months in Sheffield. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Sheffield ranked 26th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 596th and 141st 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	$11.7	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.6	$76.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.59	$9.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.24	$5.31
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$4.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.47	$2.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$937
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$818
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$915	$1922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$586	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$255	$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.4	$39.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.56%	5.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2774	$3631
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1723	$2541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33	$95
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.97	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.71	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$9.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7	$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.81	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.15	$17.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.79	$5.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.2	$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.9	$80.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.6	$78.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.5	$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$488	$1155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13840	$9487

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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 Sheffield

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Rotherham	$1511
19 km or 12 mi	Barnsley	$1401
27 km or 17 mi	Doncaster	$1463
32 km or 20 mi	Mansfield	$1724
33 km or 21 mi	Wakefield	$1619
35 km or 22 mi	Dewsbury	$1693
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1680
38 km or 24 mi	Batley	$1707
42 km or 26 mi	Brighouse	$1737
44 km or 27 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1720
46 km or 28 mi	Macclesfield	$1720
46 km or 29 mi	Halifax	$1793
46 km or 29 mi	Oldham	$1602
47 km or 29 mi	Leeds	$1943
47 km or 29 mi	Droylsden	$1800
48 km or 30 mi	Leek	$1686
49 km or 31 mi	Bradford	$1598
51 km or 32 mi	Manchester	$2071
52 km or 32 mi	Derby	$1727
52 km or 32 mi	Nottingham	$1820
52 km or 33 mi	Rochdale	$1672
56 km or 35 mi	Salford	$1948
56 km or 35 mi	Stretford	$1874
57 km or 35 mi	Sale	$1845
59 km or 36 mi	Altrincham	$1788
59 km or 36 mi	Scunthorpe	$1324
59 km or 37 mi	Bury	$1806
61 km or 38 mi	Keighley	$1680
63 km or 39 mi	Lincoln	$1698
64 km or 40 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
65 km or 40 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
65 km or 41 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1633
67 km or 42 mi	Bolton	$1806
68 km or 42 mi	Harrogate	$1867
68 km or 42 mi	York	$1727
68 km or 42 mi	Burnley	$1376
70 km or 44 mi	Loughborough	$1759
72 km or 45 mi	Crewe	$1486
75 km or 47 mi	Warrington	$1962
77 km or 48 mi	Stafford	$1750