Riga vs Urfa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Urfa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1135
$667
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2798
$1570
🏠 One person rent
$549
$340
🏘️ Family rent
$919
$569
🍽️ Food expenses
$385
$213
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.4
$57
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1220
$1443
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
33 km
🎓 Higher education
61
22
😀 Quality of life
79
48
🏙️ Population
606K
1.99M

The cost of living in Riga is 70% more expensive than in Urfa. Cities ranked 4604th and 7054th ($1135 vs $667) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 14th in Latvia and Turkey, respectively. Check Latvia vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Riga compared to 2.2 months in Urfa. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Urfa ranked 19th in Turkey, while ranked 535th and 6429th among best cities to live in the world.

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Riga Urfa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.68
$5.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.8
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.58
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$2.31
 Cappuccino
$3.49
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.65
$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$485
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$288
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$885
$637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$549
$482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$28.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$44.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.7
$11.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.14%
17.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2627
$1625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1636
$602
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.61
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$15.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$5.66
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.78
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$0.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.84
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$6.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$6.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.71
$2.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5
$1.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$4.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.4
$1.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.04
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.5
$19.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$3.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.7
$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.4
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.5
$38.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.1
$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$464
$192
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13518
$5442

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$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
47 km or 29 mi Akcakale
$586
81 km or 51 mi Adiyaman
$618
87 km or 54 mi Viransehir
$604
90 km or 56 mi Nizip
$488
117 km or 73 mi Ceylanpinar
$587
125 km or 78 mi Gaziantep
$434
133 km or 82 mi Derik
$618
136 km or 84 mi Raqqa
$424
139 km or 86 mi Malatya
$571
152 km or 95 mi Diyarbakir
$733
157 km or 97 mi Cinar
$654
157 km or 97 mi Kilis
$483
170 km or 106 mi Kahramanmaras
$594
172 km or 107 mi Elazig
$554
173 km or 108 mi Mardin
$603
181 km or 113 mi Aleppo
$404
188 km or 117 mi Al-Hasakah
$409
192 km or 119 mi Islahiye
$473
205 km or 127 mi Hassa
$479
215 km or 134 mi Nusaybin
$582
215 km or 134 mi Qamishli
$395
222 km or 138 mi Reyhanli
$530
222 km or 138 mi Batman
$585
226 km or 140 mi Osmaniye
$402
236 km or 147 mi Idlib
$401
237 km or 147 mi Deir ez-Zor
$438
240 km or 149 mi Kadirli
$490
244 km or 151 mi Bingol
$552
252 km or 156 mi Iskenderun
$518
259 km or 161 mi Antakya
$563
264 km or 164 mi Ceyhan
$517
265 km or 165 mi Kozan
$521
278 km or 173 mi Samandag
$550
288 km or 179 mi Siirt
$565
290 km or 180 mi Sinjar
$653
290 km or 180 mi Hama
$480
294 km or 183 mi Erzincan
$315
294 km or 183 mi Mus
$571
302 km or 188 mi Cizre
$569
308 km or 191 mi Adana
$630