Riga vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1135
$1715
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2798
$4227
🏠 One person rent
$549
$973
🏘️ Family rent
$919
$1844
🍽️ Food expenses
$385
$467
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.4
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1220
$2637
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
53 km
🎓 Higher education
61
87
😀 Quality of life
79
89
🏙️ Population
606K
518K

The cost of living in Riga is 34% less expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 4604th and 2627th ($1135 vs $1715) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 177th 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 1.5 months in Sheffield. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Sheffield ranked 17th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 535th and 159th 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
$9.68
$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.8
$76.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.58
$8.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$5.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$4.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.65
$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$485
$926
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$801
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$885
$1785
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$549
$1601
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.7
$37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.14%
5.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2627
$4054
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1636
$3169
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.61
$2.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$91.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.78
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.84
$3.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$9.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.71
$9.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5
$15.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.4
$5.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.04
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.5
$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.7
$80.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.4
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.5
$81.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.1
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$464
$1085
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13518
$9409

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1362
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1088
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$827
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$860
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$927
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$827
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$985
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$877
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$893
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$982
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1080
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$909
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$928
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$864
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$976
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$831
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$835
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1163
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1080
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$981
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1303
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$922
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$461
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1335
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$850
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1194
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$920
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1028
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$622
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1438
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$906
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1345
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$814
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1825
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1907
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$385
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1013
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1257

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Distance City Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Rotherham
$1469
19 km or 12 mi Barnsley
$1392
27 km or 17 mi Doncaster
$1353
32 km or 20 mi Mansfield
$1715
33 km or 21 mi Wakefield
$1601
35 km or 22 mi Dewsbury
$1623
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1527
38 km or 24 mi Batley
$1640
42 km or 26 mi Brighouse
$1574
44 km or 27 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1753
46 km or 28 mi Macclesfield
$1703
46 km or 29 mi Halifax
$1455
46 km or 29 mi Oldham
$1652
47 km or 29 mi Leeds
$1872
47 km or 29 mi Droylsden
$1793
48 km or 30 mi Leek
$1675
49 km or 31 mi Bradford
$1564
51 km or 32 mi Manchester
$1998
52 km or 32 mi Derby
$1654
52 km or 32 mi Nottingham
$1966
52 km or 33 mi Rochdale
$1607
56 km or 35 mi Salford
$1819
56 km or 35 mi Stretford
$1807
57 km or 35 mi Sale
$1795
59 km or 36 mi Altrincham
$1758
59 km or 36 mi Scunthorpe
$1536
59 km or 37 mi Bury
$1526
61 km or 38 mi Keighley
$1628
63 km or 39 mi Lincoln
$1670
64 km or 40 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
65 km or 40 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
65 km or 41 mi Burton upon Trent
$1675
67 km or 42 mi Bolton
$1711
68 km or 42 mi Harrogate
$1831
68 km or 42 mi York
$1783
68 km or 42 mi Burnley
$1613
70 km or 44 mi Loughborough
$1761
72 km or 45 mi Crewe
$1487
75 km or 47 mi Warrington
$1932
77 km or 48 mi Stafford
$1751