Riga vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1113
$906
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2787
$2335
🏠 One person rent
$532
$471
🏘️ Family rent
$924
$1016
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.5
$44.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1303
$407
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
61
43
😀 Quality of life
79
56
🏙️ Population
605K
1.4M

The cost of living in Riga is 23% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 4764th and 6004th ($1113 vs $906) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Latvia and Mongolia, respectively. Check Latvia vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Riga compared to 0.4 months in Ulaanbaatar. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 596th and 5778th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riga vs Ulaanbaatar

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Riga Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.7
$4.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.6
$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.59
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.24
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.47
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$473
$503
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$915
$1382
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$815
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$255
$70.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.4
$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.56%
6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2774
$1765
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1723
$978
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33
$8.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.97
$5.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.71
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$4.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$5.77
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$3.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$4.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.81
$9.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.15
$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.06
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.79
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.14
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.2
$63.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$4.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.9
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.6
$65.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.5
$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$488
$175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13840
$6410

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi Bulgan
$879
437 km or 272 mi Ulan-Ude
$616
520 km or 323 mi Irkutsk
$770
559 km or 347 mi Angarsk
$624
656 km or 408 mi Chita
$651
794 km or 493 mi Manzhouli
$612
798 km or 496 mi Bayannur
$979
835 km or 519 mi Xilinhot
$660
840 km or 522 mi Baotou
$648
875 km or 544 mi Hohhot
$563
914 km or 568 mi Ulanqab
$620
917 km or 570 mi Wuhai
$1339
934 km or 581 mi Ordos
$651
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$639
969 km or 602 mi Fengzhen
$616
985 km or 612 mi Bratsk
$470
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$781
1008 km or 626 mi Datong
$703
1012 km or 629 mi Zhangjiakou
$634
1025 km or 637 mi Yakeshi
$603
1028 km or 639 mi Huairen
$624
1050 km or 652 mi Shenmu
$588
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$549
1051 km or 653 mi Shuozhou
$600
1094 km or 680 mi Lingwu
$566
1103 km or 685 mi Qingtongxia
$563
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$592
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$469
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$550
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$469
1131 km or 703 mi Chifeng
$623
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$458
1156 km or 718 mi Xinzhou
$555
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$403
1165 km or 724 mi Chengde
$711
1166 km or 724 mi Ulanhot
$532
1166 km or 724 mi Zhongwei
$586
1169 km or 726 mi Beijing
$1016
1169 km or 727 mi Yumen
$426
1176 km or 731 mi Zalantun
$598