Riga vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Riga	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1254	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3163	$6812
🏠 One person rent	$592	$1756
🏘️ Family rent	$1001	$3107
🍽️ Food expenses	$454	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.7	$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1555	$4188
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	59	99
😀 Quality of life	80	100
🏙️ Population	595K	5.45M

The cost of living in Riga is 56% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 4631st and 370th ($1254 vs $2844) 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 1.2 months in Riga compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 657th and 2nd 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	$13.8	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56	$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.15	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.81	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.91	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.69	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$564	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$372	$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1006	$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$669	$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$245	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.4	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.56%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3243	$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2218	$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.91	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.69	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.49	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.07	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.74	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.76	$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.76	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.2	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.55	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.7	$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.8	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.8	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.5	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.8	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.7	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$607	$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18197	$25164

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Cities near Riga

Distance	City	Cost of living
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

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863