Riga vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1135
$3007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2798
$6888
🏠 One person rent
$549
$2075
🏘️ Family rent
$919
$3850
🍽️ Food expenses
$385
$539
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.4
$249
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1220
$4634
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
61
89
😀 Quality of life
79
98
🏙️ Population
606K
5.87M

The cost of living in Riga is 62% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 4604th and 133rd ($1135 vs $3007) 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 1.1 months in Riga compared to 1.5 months in Singapore City. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 535th and 4th 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
$9.68
$9.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.8
$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.58
$7.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$7.73
 Cappuccino
$3.49
$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.65
$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$485
$2587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$1768
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$885
$4669
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$549
$3392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$167
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.7
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.14%
3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2627
$20493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1636
$12922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.61
$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$93.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$10.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.78
$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$2.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.84
$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.71
$23.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$4.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.4
$7.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.04
$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3
$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.5
$96
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.7
$52.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.4
$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.5
$72.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.1
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$464
$1175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13518
$26424

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$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
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Bukit Merah
$2733
18 km or 11 mi Johor Bahru
$623
35 km or 22 mi Batam
$585
84 km or 52 mi Tanjung Pinang
$511
98 km or 61 mi Kluang
$610
114 km or 71 mi Batu Pahat
$609
161 km or 100 mi Muar
$611
199 km or 123 mi Malacca
$602
261 km or 162 mi Seremban
$545
264 km or 164 mi Dumai
$554
275 km or 171 mi Pekanbaru
$558
285 km or 177 mi Kuantan
$482
296 km or 184 mi Putrajaya
$480
299 km or 186 mi Cyberjaya
$539
311 km or 193 mi Kuala Lumpur
$743
314 km or 195 mi Subang Jaya
$644
316 km or 196 mi Petaling Jaya
$645
321 km or 199 mi Shah Alam
$582
322 km or 200 mi Jambi
$479
325 km or 202 mi Klang
$553
328 km or 204 mi Chukai
$512
434 km or 269 mi Teluk Intan
$565
454 km or 282 mi Kuala Terengganu
$465
457 km or 284 mi Padang
$913
476 km or 296 mi Ipoh
$550
482 km or 299 mi Tanjungbalai
$515
488 km or 303 mi Palembang
$457
504 km or 313 mi Padangsidempuan
$596
521 km or 324 mi Taiping
$638
522 km or 324 mi Lubuklinggau
$493
528 km or 328 mi Prabumulih
$450
558 km or 347 mi Pematangsiantar
$499
562 km or 349 mi Tebing Tinggi
$485
564 km or 351 mi Kota Bharu
$455
578 km or 359 mi Singkawang
$442
592 km or 368 mi Bengkulu
$521
594 km or 369 mi Butterworth
$578
595 km or 370 mi Pagar Alam
$476
598 km or 372 mi George Town
$566
608 km or 378 mi Sungai Petani
$544