Riga vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1135
$700
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2798
$1924
🏠 One person rent
$549
$303
🏘️ Family rent
$919
$681
🍽️ Food expenses
$385
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.4
$54.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1220
$247
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
61
96
😀 Quality of life
79
61
🏙️ Population
606K
8.69M

The cost of living in Riga is 62% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 4604th and 6811th ($1135 vs $700) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 11th in Latvia and Iran, respectively. Check Latvia vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Riga compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 535th and 5288th 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
$9.68
$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.8
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.58
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$0.8
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.65
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$485
$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$885
$840
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$549
$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$10.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$16.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.7
$7.89
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.14%
23.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2627
$2317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1636
$1382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.61
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$2.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.78
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.84
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.71
$1.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$0.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.4
$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.04
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.5
$17
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$1.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.7
$102
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.4
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.5
$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.1
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$464
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13518
$1883

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$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
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$655
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$653
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$655
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$651
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$655
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$636
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$653
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$633
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$619
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$647
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$636
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$651
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$654
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$693
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$650
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$616
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$647
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$616
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$519
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$583
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$546
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$454
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$595
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$434
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$640
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$558
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$561
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$547
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$456
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$530
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$656
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$436
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$451
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$661
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$502
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$511
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$576
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$569