Riga vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Riga	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1248	$2392
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3118	$5464
🏠 One person rent	$588	$1512
🏘️ Family rent	$989	$2536
🍽️ Food expenses	$449	$610
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.3	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1623	$4175
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	59	74
😀 Quality of life	81	88
🏙️ Population	595K	459K

The cost of living in Riga is 48% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 4678th and 1097th ($1248 vs $2392) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 940th 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 1.3 months in Riga compared to 1.7 months in Virginia Beach. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Virginia Beach ranked 88th in the United States, while ranked 668th and 304th 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	$13.5	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.9	$90.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.55	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.82	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$2.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$558	$1635
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$370	$1255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$984	$2879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$662	$2143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$243	$181
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.8	$64.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.55%	6.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3224	$2291
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2056	$2286
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.79	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.82	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$3.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$5.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.56	$6.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$5.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$5.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.14	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.94	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.97	$9.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.13	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.22	$4.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.9	$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.8	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.4	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.5	$61.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$528	$1364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17597	$15986

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Cities near Riga

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

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2385
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2335
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2354
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2703
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2233
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2367
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2065
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2385
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2378
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2379
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2056
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1944
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2057
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1780
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2372
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2003
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2522
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1847
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2111
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2088
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2588
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2681
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$1969
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2877
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2379
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2951
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1773
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2581
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2544
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3306
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2194
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3030
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2453
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2818
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2650
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2777
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2619
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3292
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2252
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2763