Riga vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1169
$1817
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2907
$4836
🏠 One person rent
$568
$998
🏘️ Family rent
$964
$2208
🍽️ Food expenses
$392
$597
🚐 Transport expenses
$84
$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1324
$3778
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
61
46
😀 Quality of life
79
81
🏙️ Population
605K
398K

The cost of living in Riga is 36% less expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 4672nd and 2435th ($1169 vs $1817) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1891st 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 2.1 months in Wichita. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Wichita ranked 124th in the United States, while ranked 580th and 488th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riga vs Wichita

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Riga Wichita
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.53
$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.97
$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$5.04
 Cappuccino
$3.71
$4.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.56
$2.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$510
$816
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$744
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$922
$2184
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$1803
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$257
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.2
$72.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
6.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2784
$1544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1763
$1464
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.67
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.5
$54.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$14.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$4.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.86
$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$4.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.61
$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.51
$8.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.08
$5.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.37
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.3
$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46
$99.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.4
$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$547
$910
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13962
$16129

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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 Wichita

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Derby
$1843
40 km or 25 mi Newton
$1727
66 km or 41 mi Hutchinson
$1243
111 km or 69 mi Ponca
$1685
128 km or 80 mi Salina
$1500
129 km or 80 mi Emporia
$1596
151 km or 94 mi Enid
$1832
155 km or 96 mi Junction
$2026
161 km or 100 mi Bartlesville
$1841
176 km or 109 mi Stillwater
$1755
179 km or 111 mi Manhattan
$1807
205 km or 128 mi Owasso
$1732
209 km or 130 mi Topeka
$1577
213 km or 132 mi Tulsa
$1835
216 km or 134 mi Claremore
$1772
217 km or 135 mi Sapulpa
$1854
218 km or 136 mi Hays
$1515
227 km or 141 mi Edmond
$1580
230 km or 143 mi Broken Arrow
$1835
232 km or 144 mi Bixby
$1840
232 km or 144 mi Lawrence
$1690
234 km or 146 mi Pittsburg
$1899
236 km or 147 mi Dodge
$1765
245 km or 152 mi Gardner
$2100
246 km or 153 mi Yukon
$1864
246 km or 153 mi Oklahoma City
$1961
248 km or 154 mi Midwest
$1919
250 km or 155 mi Del
$1953
258 km or 160 mi Mustang
$1931
258 km or 160 mi Olathe
$2258
258 km or 161 mi Joplin
$1874
262 km or 163 mi Moore
$2045
263 km or 164 mi Shawnee
$1909
266 km or 165 mi Lenexa
$2308
268 km or 167 mi Shawnee
$2231
270 km or 168 mi Overland Park
$2433
274 km or 170 mi Leawood
$2316
274 km or 171 mi Norman
$2179
275 km or 171 mi Belton
$1802
276 km or 172 mi Prairie Village
$2287