Riga vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Riga	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1169	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2907	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$568	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$964	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$392	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$84	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1324	$4399
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	61	99
😀 Quality of life	79	99
🏙️ Population	605K	4.84M

The cost of living in Riga is 58% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 4672nd and 312th ($1169 vs $2801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Latvia and Australia, respectively. Check Latvia vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Riga compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 580th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riga vs Sydney

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	Riga	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.53	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.2	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.97	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.18	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.56	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$510	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$334	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$922	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$598	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$181	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$283	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.2	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2784	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1763	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.67	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.5	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.86	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.36	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.61	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.51	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.19	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.12	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.37	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$77.4	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$547	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13962	$18951

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Cities near Riga

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Jurmala	$1377
34 km or 21 mi	Ogre	$1111
40 km or 25 mi	Jelgava	$856
103 km or 64 mi	Valmiera	$893
118 km or 74 mi	Jekabpils	$946
123 km or 77 mi	Siauliai	$999
129 km or 80 mi	Mazeikiai	$1042
137 km or 85 mi	Panevezys	$902
161 km or 100 mi	Ventspils	$923
161 km or 100 mi	Parnu	$1102
174 km or 108 mi	Kuressaare	$1151
181 km or 112 mi	Viljandi	$966
186 km or 115 mi	Utena	$950
190 km or 118 mi	Daugavpils	$899
195 km or 121 mi	Liepaja	$1029
203 km or 126 mi	Rezekne	$817
209 km or 130 mi	Jonava	$856
223 km or 138 mi	Tartu	$1120
228 km or 142 mi	Kaunas	$1191
229 km or 142 mi	Klaipeda	$1016
262 km or 163 mi	Vilnius	$1341
270 km or 168 mi	Marijampole	$886
271 km or 168 mi	Pskov	$440
279 km or 174 mi	Tallinn	$1447
283 km or 176 mi	Alytus	$871
286 km or 178 mi	Maardu	$1278
298 km or 185 mi	Rakvere	$973
327 km or 203 mi	Suwalki	$1061
330 km or 205 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$990
335 km or 208 mi	Kaliningrad	$578
339 km or 211 mi	Raseborg	$1525
347 km or 215 mi	Sillamae	$979
353 km or 219 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1608
357 km or 222 mi	Visby	$1363
361 km or 225 mi	Narva	$846
362 km or 225 mi	Helsinki	$1936
364 km or 226 mi	Espoo	$2023
365 km or 227 mi	Grodno	$390
365 km or 227 mi	Elk	$1057
367 km or 228 mi	Lohja	$1363

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754