Riga vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Riga	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1270	$2399
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3141	$5692
🏠 One person rent	$619	$1509
🏘️ Family rent	$1049	$2680
🍽️ Food expenses	$445	$620
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.8	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1509	$4354
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	61	74
😀 Quality of life	82	90
🏙️ Population	605K	459K

The cost of living in Riga is 47% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 4556th and 1045th ($1270 vs $2399) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 916th in Latvia and the United States, respectively. Check Latvia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Riga compared to 1.8 months in Virginia Beach. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Virginia Beach ranked 63rd in the United States, while ranked 625th and 216th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riga vs Virginia Beach

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	Riga	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.8	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.4	$89.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.27	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.71	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.99	$5.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.96	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$547	$1571
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$378	$1283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$965	$2887
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$691	$2348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$285	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.3	$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.59%	6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3110	$2520
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1956	$2299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.4	$69.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.86	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$3.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$5.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.19	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.08	$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$5.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$5.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.7	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.81	$9.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.06	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.4	$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.21	$4.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.51	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.9	$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.9	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.8	$125
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$19.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.9	$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.9	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$530	$1618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16726	$16163

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Cities near Riga

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Jurmala	$1419
34 km or 21 mi	Ogre	$1046
40 km or 25 mi	Jelgava	$889
103 km or 64 mi	Valmiera	$928
118 km or 74 mi	Jekabpils	$894
123 km or 77 mi	Siauliai	$967
129 km or 80 mi	Mazeikiai	$864
137 km or 85 mi	Panevezys	$988
161 km or 100 mi	Ventspils	$968
161 km or 100 mi	Parnu	$1184
174 km or 108 mi	Kuressaare	$1192
181 km or 112 mi	Viljandi	$1041
186 km or 115 mi	Utena	$974
190 km or 118 mi	Daugavpils	$929
195 km or 121 mi	Liepaja	$1034
203 km or 126 mi	Rezekne	$840
209 km or 130 mi	Jonava	$865
223 km or 138 mi	Tartu	$1174
228 km or 142 mi	Kaunas	$1334
229 km or 142 mi	Klaipeda	$1057
262 km or 163 mi	Vilnius	$1414
270 km or 168 mi	Marijampole	$920
271 km or 168 mi	Pskov	$680
279 km or 174 mi	Tallinn	$1601
283 km or 176 mi	Alytus	$883
286 km or 178 mi	Maardu	$1372
298 km or 185 mi	Rakvere	$999
327 km or 203 mi	Suwalki	$1113
330 km or 205 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1089
335 km or 208 mi	Kaliningrad	$829
339 km or 211 mi	Raseborg	$1566
347 km or 215 mi	Sillamae	$1064
353 km or 219 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1737
357 km or 222 mi	Visby	$1485
361 km or 225 mi	Narva	$1083
362 km or 225 mi	Helsinki	$1947
364 km or 226 mi	Espoo	$1937
365 km or 227 mi	Grodno	$349
365 km or 227 mi	Elk	$1125
367 km or 228 mi	Lohja	$1383

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2593
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2287
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2414
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2679
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2224
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2384
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2115
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2408
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2395
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2438
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2112
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1935
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2076
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1926
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2347
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2071
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2509
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1893
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2171
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2176
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2506
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$1983
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2919
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2355
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2940
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1812
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2495
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3328
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2225
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3054
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2693
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2791
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2563
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2553
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3275
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2710