Riga vs Tulsa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Riga	Tulsa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1113	$1851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2787	$4437
🏠 One person rent	$532	$1057
🏘️ Family rent	$924	$1765
🍽️ Food expenses	$390	$578
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.5	$72.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1303	$3450
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	61	54
😀 Quality of life	79	85
🏙️ Population	605K	413K

The cost of living in Riga is 40% less expensive than in Tulsa. Cities ranked 4764th and 2250th ($1113 vs $1851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1871st in Latvia and the United States, respectively. Check Latvia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Riga compared to 1.9 months in Tulsa. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Tulsa ranked 97th in the United States, while ranked 596th and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riga vs Tulsa

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	Riga	Tulsa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.7	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.6	$59.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.59	$9.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.24	$4.29
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$4.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.47	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$1033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$805
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$915	$1762
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$586	$1411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$255	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.4	$66.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.56%	6.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2774	$1849
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1723	$1666
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.97	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.71	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$3.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$5.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$3.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$4.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.81	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.15	$9.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.79	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.2	$48.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.9	$98.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.6	$48.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.5	$87.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$488	$1071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13840	$25283

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Cities near Riga

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Jurmala	$1299
34 km or 21 mi	Ogre	$933
40 km or 25 mi	Jelgava	$804
103 km or 64 mi	Valmiera	$835
118 km or 74 mi	Jekabpils	$840
123 km or 77 mi	Siauliai	$953
129 km or 80 mi	Mazeikiai	$983
137 km or 85 mi	Panevezys	$950
161 km or 100 mi	Ventspils	$869
161 km or 100 mi	Parnu	$1064
174 km or 108 mi	Kuressaare	$1064
181 km or 112 mi	Viljandi	$933
186 km or 115 mi	Utena	$936
190 km or 118 mi	Daugavpils	$843
195 km or 121 mi	Liepaja	$953
203 km or 126 mi	Rezekne	$761
209 km or 130 mi	Jonava	$847
223 km or 138 mi	Tartu	$1045
228 km or 142 mi	Kaunas	$1150
229 km or 142 mi	Klaipeda	$969
262 km or 163 mi	Vilnius	$1261
270 km or 168 mi	Marijampole	$882
271 km or 168 mi	Pskov	$467
279 km or 174 mi	Tallinn	$1414
283 km or 176 mi	Alytus	$850
286 km or 178 mi	Maardu	$1219
298 km or 185 mi	Rakvere	$899
327 km or 203 mi	Suwalki	$1016
330 km or 205 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
335 km or 208 mi	Kaliningrad	$741
339 km or 211 mi	Raseborg	$1441
347 km or 215 mi	Sillamae	$952
353 km or 219 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
357 km or 222 mi	Visby	$1273
361 km or 225 mi	Narva	$953
362 km or 225 mi	Helsinki	$1816
364 km or 226 mi	Espoo	$1879
365 km or 227 mi	Grodno	$385
365 km or 227 mi	Elk	$1025
367 km or 228 mi	Lohja	$1220

Cities near Tulsa

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Broken Arrow	$1885
20 km or 12 mi	Bixby	$1874
20 km or 13 mi	Owasso	$1864
21 km or 13 mi	Sapulpa	$1889
36 km or 22 mi	Claremore	$1855
67 km or 41 mi	Muskogee	$1629
69 km or 43 mi	Bartlesville	$1856
102 km or 63 mi	Stillwater	$1748
120 km or 75 mi	Ponca	$1671
126 km or 78 mi	Siloam Springs	$2015
126 km or 78 mi	Shawnee	$1855
146 km or 91 mi	Edmond	$1621
150 km or 93 mi	Midwest	$1861
154 km or 96 mi	Bella Vista	$2114
156 km or 97 mi	Del	$1878
157 km or 97 mi	Bentonville	$2206
160 km or 99 mi	Fayetteville	$1968
161 km or 100 mi	Springdale	$2015
161 km or 100 mi	Oklahoma City	$1832
163 km or 101 mi	Van Buren	$1702
163 km or 101 mi	Rogers	$1785
165 km or 103 mi	Joplin	$1896
166 km or 103 mi	Fort Smith	$1411
167 km or 104 mi	Moore	$1946
168 km or 104 mi	Norman	$1989
177 km or 110 mi	Enid	$1814
178 km or 110 mi	Yukon	$1824
180 km or 112 mi	Pittsburg	$1902
181 km or 112 mi	Mustang	$1862
197 km or 122 mi	Derby	$1846
213 km or 132 mi	Wichita	$1811
242 km or 151 mi	Ardmore	$1865
247 km or 153 mi	Branson	$1578
247 km or 153 mi	Newton	$1730
254 km or 158 mi	Emporia	$1337
256 km or 159 mi	Duncan	$1816
257 km or 159 mi	Nixa	$1689
264 km or 164 mi	Springfield	$1534
270 km or 168 mi	Russellville	$1438
271 km or 168 mi	Denison	$2205