Riga vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1270
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3141
$1715
🏠 One person rent
$619
$312
🏘️ Family rent
$1049
$550
🍽️ Food expenses
$445
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.8
$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1509
$240
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
61
96
😀 Quality of life
82
66
🏙️ Population
605K
8.69M

The cost of living in Riga is 86% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 4556th and 7204th ($1270 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th 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 0.4 months in Tehran. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 625th and 5113th 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
$3.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.4
$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.27
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.71
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.99
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.96
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$547
$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$965
$699
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$691
$488
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$9.06
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$285
$14.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.3
$5.88
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.59%
25.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3110
$1528
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1956
$958
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.4
$6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.86
$2.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.81
$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.19
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.7
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.86
$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.81
$2.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.06
$4.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.4
$4.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.21
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.51
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.9
$21.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$1.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.8
$103
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$55.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.9
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.9
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$530
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16726
$2007

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1419
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1046
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$889
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$928
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$894
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$967
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$864
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$988
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$968
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1184
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1192
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1041
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$974
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$929
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1034
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$840
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$865
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1174
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1334
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1057
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1414
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$920
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$680
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1601
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$883
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1372
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$999
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1113
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1089
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$829
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1566
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1064
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1737
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1485
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1083
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1947
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1937
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$349
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1125
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1383

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Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$628
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$622
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$623
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$624
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$638
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$607
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$635
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$604
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$598
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$637
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$611
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$640
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$641
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$704
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$642
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$588
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$644
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$598
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$530
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$503
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$448
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$582
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$372
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$643
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$542
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$515
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$497
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$538
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$472
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$430
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$457
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$426
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$658
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$494
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$484
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$508
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$564
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488