Riga vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1254
$935
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3163
$2240
🏠 One person rent
$592
$481
🏘️ Family rent
$1001
$841
🍽️ Food expenses
$454
$314
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.7
$46.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1555
$589
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
59
44
😀 Quality of life
80
64
🏙️ Population
595K
1.4M

The cost of living in Riga is 34% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 4631st and 6046th ($1254 vs $935) 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 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 657th and 5297th 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
$13.8
$5.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.15
$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.81
$2.39
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.69
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$564
$522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1006
$962
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$710
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$245
$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.4
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.56%
8.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3243
$1954
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2218
$961
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$4.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.91
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.49
$4.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$6.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$3.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.07
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.74
$9.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.76
$1.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.2
$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.55
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$75.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$4.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.8
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.8
$82.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.7
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$607
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18197
$8817

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1374
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1000
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$893
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$938
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$895
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$964
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$860
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$982
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$932
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1179
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1225
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1054
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$974
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$938
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1040
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$835
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$859
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1220
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1258
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1077
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1434
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$928
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$758
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1594
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$881
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1455
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1085
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1114
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$1016
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1597
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1079
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1684
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1498
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1081
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1970
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1974
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$445
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1170
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1391

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268 km or 167 mi Bulgan
$904
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$739
520 km or 323 mi Irkutsk
$778
559 km or 347 mi Angarsk
$776
656 km or 408 mi Chita
$863
794 km or 493 mi Manzhouli
$656
798 km or 496 mi Bayannur
$1039
835 km or 519 mi Xilinhot
$721
840 km or 522 mi Baotou
$693
875 km or 544 mi Hohhot
$578
914 km or 568 mi Ulanqab
$665
917 km or 570 mi Wuhai
$1426
934 km or 581 mi Ordos
$691
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$658
969 km or 602 mi Fengzhen
$676
985 km or 612 mi Bratsk
$568
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$820
1008 km or 626 mi Datong
$789
1012 km or 629 mi Zhangjiakou
$680
1025 km or 637 mi Yakeshi
$639
1028 km or 639 mi Huairen
$684
1050 km or 652 mi Shenmu
$607
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$577
1051 km or 653 mi Shuozhou
$629
1094 km or 680 mi Lingwu
$594
1103 km or 685 mi Qingtongxia
$593
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$618
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$503
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$570
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$509
1131 km or 703 mi Chifeng
$653
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$492
1156 km or 718 mi Xinzhou
$580
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$433
1165 km or 724 mi Chengde
$722
1166 km or 724 mi Ulanhot
$594
1166 km or 724 mi Zhongwei
$627
1169 km or 726 mi Beijing
$1108
1169 km or 727 mi Yumen
$460
1176 km or 731 mi Zalantun
$672