Riga vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1248
$927
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3118
$2221
🏠 One person rent
$588
$481
🏘️ Family rent
$989
$858
🍽️ Food expenses
$449
$311
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.3
$44.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1623
$436
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
59
44
😀 Quality of life
81
62
🏙️ Population
595K
1.4M

The cost of living in Riga is 35% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 4678th and 6169th ($1248 vs $927) 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 1.3 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 668th and 5662nd 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
$13.5
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.9
$29.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.55
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.82
$2.24
☕ Cappuccino
$3.96
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$558
$482
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$411
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$984
$888
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$755
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$243
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.8
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.55%
7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3224
$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2056
$946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.79
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36
$9.43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.82
$4.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.57
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.56
$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$5.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$3.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$2.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.94
$9.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.97
$1.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.13
$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.47
$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.22
$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.9
$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.4
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.5
$73.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.1
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$528
$191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17597
$7641

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi Bulgan
$903
437 km or 272 mi Ulan-Ude
$722
520 km or 323 mi Irkutsk
$771
559 km or 347 mi Angarsk
$767
656 km or 408 mi Chita
$970
794 km or 493 mi Manzhouli
$650
798 km or 496 mi Bayannur
$1010
835 km or 519 mi Xilinhot
$691
840 km or 522 mi Baotou
$679
875 km or 544 mi Hohhot
$555
914 km or 568 mi Ulanqab
$640
917 km or 570 mi Wuhai
$1392
934 km or 581 mi Ordos
$667
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$651
969 km or 602 mi Fengzhen
$655
985 km or 612 mi Bratsk
$543
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$804
1008 km or 626 mi Datong
$770
1012 km or 629 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
1025 km or 637 mi Yakeshi
$636
1028 km or 639 mi Huairen
$666
1050 km or 652 mi Shenmu
$590
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$566
1051 km or 653 mi Shuozhou
$610
1094 km or 680 mi Lingwu
$582
1103 km or 685 mi Qingtongxia
$581
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$605
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$495
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$555
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$500
1131 km or 703 mi Chifeng
$633
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$484
1156 km or 718 mi Xinzhou
$567
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$426
1165 km or 724 mi Chengde
$709
1166 km or 724 mi Ulanhot
$566
1166 km or 724 mi Zhongwei
$613
1169 km or 726 mi Beijing
$1044
1169 km or 727 mi Yumen
$454
1176 km or 731 mi Zalantun
$635