Riga vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Riga	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1169	$2658
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2907	$6218
🏠 One person rent	$568	$1722
🏘️ Family rent	$964	$3186
🍽️ Food expenses	$392	$684
🚐 Transport expenses	$84	$91.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1324	$5035
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	61	69
😀 Quality of life	79	90
🏙️ Population	605K	385K

The cost of living in Riga is 56% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 4672nd and 497th ($1169 vs $2658) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 439th 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 1.9 months in Tampa. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Tampa ranked 34th in the United States, while ranked 580th and 158th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riga vs Tampa

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	Riga	Tampa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.53	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.2	$95.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.97	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.18	$7.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$5.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.56	$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$510	$1814
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$334	$1411
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$922	$3714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$598	$2659
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$181	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$283	$246
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.2	$70.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2784	$4042
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1763	$2369
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.67	$2.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.5	$65.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$3.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$4.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.86	$4.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.36	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$6.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$5.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$5.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$4.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$3.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.61	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$2.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.51	$8.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.19	$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.12	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$5.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.37	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46	$104
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$77.4	$60.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$547	$1391
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13962	$14056

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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 Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2493
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2475
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2470
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2453
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2435
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2080
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2642
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2543
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2410
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2190
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2314
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2355
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2075
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2437
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2519
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2289
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2745
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2128
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2224
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2328
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2595
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2461
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2382
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2279
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2267
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2406
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1693
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2283
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2408
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2594
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2302
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2457
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2408
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2397
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1957
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2380
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2364
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2353
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2353
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2369