Riga vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Riga	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1254	$1739
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3163	$3931
🏠 One person rent	$592	$1005
🏘️ Family rent	$1001	$1684
🍽️ Food expenses	$454	$456
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.7	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1555	$1591
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	59	19
😀 Quality of life	80	68
🏙️ Population	595K	955K

The cost of living in Riga is 28% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 4631st and 3058th ($1254 vs $1739) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 14th in Latvia and Spain, respectively. Check Latvia vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Riga compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Tenerife ranked 75th in Spain, while ranked 657th and 4533rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riga vs Tenerife

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	Riga	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.8	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.15	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.81	$3.08
☕ Cappuccino	$3.91	$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.69	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$564	$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$372	$873
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1006	$1809
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$669	$1472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$74.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$245	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.4	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.56%	3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3243	$3998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2218	$3282
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35	$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.91	$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.69	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.49	$9.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$2.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.07	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.74	$6.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.76	$4.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.76	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.2	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.55	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.7	$49.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.8	$9.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.8	$88.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.5	$13.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.8	$88.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.7	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$607	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18197	$7249

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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 Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1668
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1727
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1608
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1642
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1534
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1508
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1332
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1653
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1354
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$627
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1606
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1662
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1603
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1607
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1608
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$619
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$648
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$604
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$649
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$546
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$790
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$555
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$953
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$526
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$734
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$499
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$639
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$797
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$579
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$653
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$597
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$586
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1752
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1388
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1467
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1492
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1913
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1455
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1544
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1469