Riga vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1135
$792
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2798
$2074
🏠 One person rent
$549
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$919
$826
🍽️ Food expenses
$385
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.4
$43.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1220
$365
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
61
43
😀 Quality of life
79
55
🏙️ Population
606K
1.4M

The cost of living in Riga is 43% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 4604th and 6405th ($1135 vs $792) 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 1.1 months in Riga compared to 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 535th and 5931st 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
$9.68
$4.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.8
$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.58
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$1.74
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.65
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$485
$430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$885
$1038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$549
$664
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$75.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.7
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.14%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2627
$1426
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1636
$885
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.61
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$7.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$5.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.78
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.84
$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$4.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$5.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.71
$8.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5
$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.4
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.04
$2.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.5
$63.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$4.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.7
$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.4
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.5
$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.1
$80.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$464
$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13518
$5952

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1362
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1088
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$827
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$860
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$927
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$827
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$985
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$877
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$893
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$982
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1080
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$909
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$928
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$864
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$976
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$831
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$835
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1163
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1080
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$981
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1303
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$922
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$461
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1335
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$850
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1194
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$920
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1028
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$622
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1438
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$906
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1345
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$814
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1825
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1907
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$385
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1013
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1257

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Distance City Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi Bulgan
$759
437 km or 272 mi Ulan-Ude
$576
520 km or 323 mi Irkutsk
$607
559 km or 347 mi Angarsk
$589
656 km or 408 mi Chita
$491
794 km or 493 mi Manzhouli
$674
798 km or 496 mi Bayannur
$997
835 km or 519 mi Xilinhot
$679
840 km or 522 mi Baotou
$673
875 km or 544 mi Hohhot
$563
914 km or 568 mi Ulanqab
$640
917 km or 570 mi Wuhai
$1345
934 km or 581 mi Ordos
$674
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$677
969 km or 602 mi Fengzhen
$640
985 km or 612 mi Bratsk
$444
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$776
1008 km or 626 mi Datong
$707
1012 km or 629 mi Zhangjiakou
$658
1025 km or 637 mi Yakeshi
$647
1028 km or 639 mi Huairen
$643
1050 km or 652 mi Shenmu
$614
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$535
1051 km or 653 mi Shuozhou
$625
1094 km or 680 mi Lingwu
$573
1103 km or 685 mi Qingtongxia
$578
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$603
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$593
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$572
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$504
1131 km or 703 mi Chifeng
$602
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$510
1156 km or 718 mi Xinzhou
$576
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$581
1165 km or 724 mi Chengde
$700
1166 km or 724 mi Ulanhot
$560
1166 km or 724 mi Zhongwei
$628
1169 km or 726 mi Beijing
$1065
1169 km or 727 mi Yumen
$666
1176 km or 731 mi Zalantun
$625