Riga vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1254
$1948
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3163
$4650
🏠 One person rent
$592
$1138
🏘️ Family rent
$1001
$1898
🍽️ Food expenses
$454
$535
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.7
$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1555
$3202
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
54 km
🎓 Higher education
59
86
😀 Quality of life
80
90
🏙️ Population
595K
518K

The cost of living in Riga is 36% less expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 4631st and 2172nd ($1254 vs $1948) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 131st 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 28th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 657th and 175th 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
$13.8
$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56
$78.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.15
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.81
$6.01
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$4.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.69
$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$564
$1084
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$835
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1006
$1839
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$1455
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$209
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$245
$323
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.4
$43.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.56%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3243
$5726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2218
$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35
$73.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.91
$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$8.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.49
$8.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.07
$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.74
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$3.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.76
$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.2
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.55
$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.8
$84.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.8
$86.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.7
$92.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$607
$1242
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18197
$24916

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21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$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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9.3 km or 5.8 mi Rotherham
$1604
19 km or 12 mi Barnsley
$1559
27 km or 17 mi Doncaster
$1533
32 km or 20 mi Mansfield
$1863
33 km or 21 mi Wakefield
$1710
35 km or 22 mi Dewsbury
$1831
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1833
38 km or 24 mi Batley
$1847
42 km or 26 mi Brighouse
$1894
44 km or 27 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1862
46 km or 28 mi Macclesfield
$1880
46 km or 29 mi Halifax
$1961
46 km or 29 mi Oldham
$1689
47 km or 29 mi Leeds
$2039
47 km or 29 mi Droylsden
$1975
48 km or 30 mi Leek
$1827
49 km or 31 mi Bradford
$1774
51 km or 32 mi Manchester
$2348
52 km or 32 mi Derby
$1748
52 km or 32 mi Nottingham
$1990
52 km or 33 mi Rochdale
$1838
56 km or 35 mi Salford
$2043
56 km or 35 mi Stretford
$2025
57 km or 35 mi Sale
$1993
59 km or 36 mi Altrincham
$1945
59 km or 36 mi Scunthorpe
$1411
59 km or 37 mi Bury
$1784
61 km or 38 mi Keighley
$1808
63 km or 39 mi Lincoln
$1832
64 km or 40 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1710
65 km or 40 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1535
65 km or 41 mi Burton upon Trent
$1763
67 km or 42 mi Bolton
$1987
68 km or 42 mi Harrogate
$2012
68 km or 42 mi York
$1919
68 km or 42 mi Burnley
$1501
70 km or 44 mi Loughborough
$1887
72 km or 45 mi Crewe
$1694
75 km or 47 mi Warrington
$2022
77 km or 48 mi Stafford
$1870