Mecca vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mecca Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$940
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2316
$2907
🏠 One person rent
$350
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$622
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$205
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1656
$1324
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
68 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
41
61
😀 Quality of life
53
79
🏙️ Population
2.43M
605K

The cost of living in Mecca is 20% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 6019th and 4672nd ($940 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 2nd in Saudi Arabia and Latvia, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Mecca compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 6051st and 580th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mecca Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.18
$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.7
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.67
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$5.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$423
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.5
$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.9
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.54%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1493
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.7
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.63
$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.82
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.53
$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.22
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$103
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.4
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.23
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.7
$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$363
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4675
$13962

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Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1123
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$895
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$1096
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$853
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$837
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$895
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$915
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$828
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$934
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$879
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$491
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$488
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$492
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$940
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$524
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$944
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$490
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1094
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$988
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$324
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1586
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$550
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$491
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$988
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$314
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$686
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$489
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$278
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$333
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$491
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$294
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$935
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$504
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$806
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$393
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$514

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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