Riga vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Riga	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1248	$1774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3118	$3949
🏠 One person rent	$588	$1040
🏘️ Family rent	$989	$1718
🍽️ Food expenses	$449	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.3	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1623	$1578
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	59	19
😀 Quality of life	81	67
🏙️ Population	595K	955K

The cost of living in Riga is 30% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 4678th and 2952nd ($1248 vs $1774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 12th in Latvia and Spain, respectively. Check Latvia vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Riga compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Tenerife ranked 79th in Spain, while ranked 668th and 4756th 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	$13.5	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.9	$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.55	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.82	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$2.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$558	$1034
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$370	$912
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$984	$1884
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$662	$1498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$71.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$243	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.8	$32.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.55%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3224	$4092
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2056	$2841
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.79	$1.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36	$41.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.82	$20.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.56	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.14	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.94	$5.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.97	$4.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.13	$8.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.22	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.9	$53.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.8	$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.4	$83.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$13.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.5	$90.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$528	$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17597	$6610

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Cities near Riga

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Jurmala	$1423
34 km or 21 mi	Ogre	$1027
40 km or 25 mi	Jelgava	$908
103 km or 64 mi	Valmiera	$944
118 km or 74 mi	Jekabpils	$912
123 km or 77 mi	Siauliai	$1001
129 km or 80 mi	Mazeikiai	$903
137 km or 85 mi	Panevezys	$1012
161 km or 100 mi	Ventspils	$994
161 km or 100 mi	Parnu	$1214
174 km or 108 mi	Kuressaare	$1230
181 km or 112 mi	Viljandi	$1083
186 km or 115 mi	Utena	$1003
190 km or 118 mi	Daugavpils	$952
195 km or 121 mi	Liepaja	$1060
203 km or 126 mi	Rezekne	$853
209 km or 130 mi	Jonava	$890
223 km or 138 mi	Tartu	$1232
228 km or 142 mi	Kaunas	$1279
229 km or 142 mi	Klaipeda	$1106
262 km or 163 mi	Vilnius	$1461
270 km or 168 mi	Marijampole	$947
271 km or 168 mi	Pskov	$720
279 km or 174 mi	Tallinn	$1683
283 km or 176 mi	Alytus	$907
286 km or 178 mi	Maardu	$1448
298 km or 185 mi	Rakvere	$1021
327 km or 203 mi	Suwalki	$1133
330 km or 205 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1131
335 km or 208 mi	Kaliningrad	$919
339 km or 211 mi	Raseborg	$1606
347 km or 215 mi	Sillamae	$1111
353 km or 219 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1753
357 km or 222 mi	Visby	$1579
361 km or 225 mi	Narva	$1108
362 km or 225 mi	Helsinki	$1990
364 km or 226 mi	Espoo	$2062
365 km or 227 mi	Grodno	$399
365 km or 227 mi	Elk	$1184
367 km or 228 mi	Lohja	$1406

Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1694
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1750
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1615
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1654
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1531
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1540
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1332
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1697
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1388
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$635
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1628
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1682
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1622
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1627
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1629
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$617
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$647
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$599
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$692
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$539
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$769
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$558
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$953
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$513
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$732
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$482
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$671
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$773
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$598
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$659
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$612
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$589
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1772
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1432
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1510
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1545
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1979
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1471
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1581
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1490