Riga vs Valencia, Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Riga	Valencia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1169	$1581
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2907	$3529
🏠 One person rent	$568	$918
🏘️ Family rent	$964	$1437
🍽️ Food expenses	$392	$424
🚐 Transport expenses	$84	$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1324	$2033
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	61	75
😀 Quality of life	79	83
🏙️ Population	605K	808K

The cost of living in Riga is 26% less expensive than in Valencia, Spain. Cities ranked 4672nd and 3323rd ($1169 vs $1581) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 18th in Latvia and Spain, respectively. Check Latvia vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Riga compared to 1.3 months in Valencia, Spain. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Valencia, Spain ranked 5th in Spain, while ranked 580th and 416th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riga vs Valencia, Spain

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	Riga	Valencia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.53	$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.2	$48.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.97	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.18	$3.65
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$2.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.56	$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$510	$1013
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$334	$745
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$922	$1663
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$598	$1173
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$181	$88.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$283	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.2	$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2784	$3330
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1763	$2166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.67	$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.5	$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.86	$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.36	$7.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$2.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.61	$6.39
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.51	$6.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.19	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.12	$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.37	$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$9.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46	$68.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$77.4	$91.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$547	$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13962	$9693

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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 Valencia, Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Sagunto	$1274
36 km or 22 mi	Alzira	$1325
53 km or 33 mi	Borriana	$1244
57 km or 36 mi	Villarreal	$1238
58 km or 36 mi	Gandia	$1092
62 km or 39 mi	Requena	$1317
62 km or 39 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1209
74 km or 46 mi	Ontinyent	$1325
81 km or 50 mi	Denia	$1468
98 km or 61 mi	Calp	$1491
102 km or 63 mi	Villena	$1282
106 km or 66 mi	Benidorm	$1359
114 km or 71 mi	Yecla	$1271
116 km or 72 mi	Elda	$1266
125 km or 78 mi	Novelda	$1261
125 km or 78 mi	Alicante	$1360
132 km or 82 mi	Vinaros	$1391
136 km or 85 mi	Elche	$1192
137 km or 85 mi	Jumilla	$1258
138 km or 86 mi	Albacete	$1037
165 km or 102 mi	Cuenca	$1162
168 km or 104 mi	Ibiza	$2685
168 km or 104 mi	Torrevieja	$1084
177 km or 110 mi	Murcia	$1192
193 km or 120 mi	Villarrobledo	$1287
199 km or 123 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1260
214 km or 133 mi	Cartagena	$1136
223 km or 139 mi	Mazarron	$1219
229 km or 142 mi	Lorca	$1308
229 km or 143 mi	Tarragona	$1240
247 km or 153 mi	Zaragoza	$1330
254 km or 158 mi	Lleida	$1309
260 km or 161 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1783
264 km or 164 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1321
271 km or 168 mi	Guadalajara	$1122
279 km or 173 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1444
287 km or 178 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1471
292 km or 181 mi	Coslada	$1567
292 km or 182 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1473
295 km or 183 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1511