Riga vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1254
$638
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3163
$1594
🏠 One person rent
$592
$291
🏘️ Family rent
$1001
$519
🍽️ Food expenses
$454
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.7
$36
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1555
$209
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
59
96
😀 Quality of life
80
64
🏙️ Population
595K
8.69M

The cost of living in Riga is 97% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 4631st and 7691st ($1254 vs $638) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th in Latvia and Iran, respectively. Check Latvia vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Riga compared to 0.3 months in Tehran. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 657th and 5219th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riga vs Tehran

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Riga Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.8
$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.15
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.81
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$1.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.69
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$564
$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1006
$678
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$8.16
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$245
$12.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.4
$4.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.56%
23.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3243
$1267
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2218
$763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$0.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35
$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$2.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.91
$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$4.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.49
$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$9.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.07
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.74
$0.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$0.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.76
$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$3.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.2
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.55
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$20.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$1.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.8
$84.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$47.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.8
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.7
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$607
$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18197
$2402

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$584
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$584
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$590
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$587
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$614
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$570
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$611
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$570
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$563
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$613
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$577
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$616
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$614
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$684
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$622
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$557
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$619
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$572
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$516
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$533
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$504
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$448
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$565
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$359
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$612
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$523
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$487
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$461
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$536
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$447
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$408
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$439
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$401
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$664
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$456
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$459
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$469
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$561
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$466