Memphis vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Memphis	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1842	$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4402	$2907
🏠 One person rent	$1073	$568
🏘️ Family rent	$1650	$964
🍽️ Food expenses	$554	$392
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.2	$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3551	$1324
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	67	61
😀 Quality of life	87	79
🏙️ Population	633K	605K

The cost of living in Memphis is 58% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 2338th and 4672nd ($1842 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1841st and 2nd in the United States and Latvia, respectively. Check the United States vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Memphis compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Memphis ranked 67th best city to live in the United States vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 247th and 580th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Memphis vs Riga

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	Memphis	Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.9	$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.2	$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.57	$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.44	$5.18
☕ Cappuccino	$4.96	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.49	$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$950	$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$858	$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1501	$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1354	$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.5	$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.59%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1379	$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1357	$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.5	$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.6	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.33	$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.31	$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.65	$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.98	$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.73	$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.97	$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.09	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$130	$46
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.1	$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.3	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1428	$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27502	$13962

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Cities near Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2358
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2122
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$2055
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$2065
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1818
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2064
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2262
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2089
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$2030
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1736
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1839
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$1995
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1687
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1883
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1774
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1849
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1656
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1781
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1806
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1615
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1798
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1836
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1323
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1985
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1756
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1802
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1516
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1795
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1983
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1586
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1708
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2028
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1926
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1854
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$1607
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2552
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1543
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1325
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1805
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2670

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