Riga vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Riga	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1113	$3059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2787	$6994
🏠 One person rent	$532	$2104
🏘️ Family rent	$924	$3885
🍽️ Food expenses	$390	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.5	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1303	$4040
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	61	89
😀 Quality of life	79	97
🏙️ Population	605K	5.87M

The cost of living in Riga is 64% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 4764th and 129th ($1113 vs $3059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Latvia and Singapore, respectively. Check Latvia vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Riga compared to 1.3 months in Singapore City. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 596th and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riga vs Singapore City

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	Riga	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.7	$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.6	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.59	$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.24	$7.6
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.47	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$2532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$1834
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$915	$5168
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$586	$3336
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$255	$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.4	$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.56%	3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2774	$22055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1723	$7662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33	$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.97	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.71	$2.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$3.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.81	$24.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$3.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.15	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.79	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$4.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.2	$107
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.9	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.6	$74
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.5	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$488	$1115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13840	$27780

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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 Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$539
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$679
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$682
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$669
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$604
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$543
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$529
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$532
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$645
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$458
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$670
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$565
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$883
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$628
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$395
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$695
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$417
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$430
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$500
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$619
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$620
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$605