Riga vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Riga	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1169	$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2907	$5332
🏠 One person rent	$568	$1387
🏘️ Family rent	$964	$2472
🍽️ Food expenses	$392	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$84	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1324	$4493
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	61	75
😀 Quality of life	79	89
🏙️ Population	605K	459K

The cost of living in Riga is 48% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 4672nd and 1277th ($1169 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1122nd 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 1.1 months in Riga compared to 2 months in Virginia Beach. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Virginia Beach ranked 41st in the United States, while ranked 580th and 186th 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	$9.53	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.2	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.97	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.18	$6.33
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.56	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$510	$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$334	$1145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$922	$2694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$598	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$181	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$283	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.2	$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2784	$3108
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1763	$2664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.67	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.5	$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$2.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$4.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.86	$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.36	$7.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$4.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.61	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.51	$8.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.19	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.12	$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$4.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.37	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46	$171
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$77.4	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$547	$1204
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13962	$18476

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Cities near Riga

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Jurmala	$1377
34 km or 21 mi	Ogre	$1111
40 km or 25 mi	Jelgava	$856
103 km or 64 mi	Valmiera	$893
118 km or 74 mi	Jekabpils	$946
123 km or 77 mi	Siauliai	$999
129 km or 80 mi	Mazeikiai	$1042
137 km or 85 mi	Panevezys	$902
161 km or 100 mi	Ventspils	$923
161 km or 100 mi	Parnu	$1102
174 km or 108 mi	Kuressaare	$1151
181 km or 112 mi	Viljandi	$966
186 km or 115 mi	Utena	$950
190 km or 118 mi	Daugavpils	$899
195 km or 121 mi	Liepaja	$1029
203 km or 126 mi	Rezekne	$817
209 km or 130 mi	Jonava	$856
223 km or 138 mi	Tartu	$1120
228 km or 142 mi	Kaunas	$1191
229 km or 142 mi	Klaipeda	$1016
262 km or 163 mi	Vilnius	$1341
270 km or 168 mi	Marijampole	$886
271 km or 168 mi	Pskov	$440
279 km or 174 mi	Tallinn	$1447
283 km or 176 mi	Alytus	$871
286 km or 178 mi	Maardu	$1278
298 km or 185 mi	Rakvere	$973
327 km or 203 mi	Suwalki	$1061
330 km or 205 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$990
335 km or 208 mi	Kaliningrad	$578
339 km or 211 mi	Raseborg	$1525
347 km or 215 mi	Sillamae	$979
353 km or 219 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1608
357 km or 222 mi	Visby	$1363
361 km or 225 mi	Narva	$846
362 km or 225 mi	Helsinki	$1936
364 km or 226 mi	Espoo	$2023
365 km or 227 mi	Grodno	$390
365 km or 227 mi	Elk	$1057
367 km or 228 mi	Lohja	$1363

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2794
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2202
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2482
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2445
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2217
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2358
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2088
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2295
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2299
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2270
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2099
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$2108
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2026
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$2043
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2202
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2057
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2575
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1917
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2141
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2060
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2504
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2583
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2022
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2982
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2279
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2917
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1697
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2553
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2417
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3139
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2228
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$2890
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2599
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2777
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2436
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2537
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2577
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3236
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2179
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2701