Cost of living comparison

 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
compared to
 Riga, Latvia
Riga vs. Riyadh Cost of Living Summary

Riga is 28.7% more expensive than Riyadh.

Restaurants
pay 2.0 times more in Riga
Groceries
pay 7.3% more in Riga
Transportation
pay 32.6% more in Riga
Housing
pay 4.4% more in Riga
Childcare
pay 39.7% more in Riga
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.1% less in Riga
Clothing
pay 14.5% more in Riga

The cost of restaurants, childcare, transportation, clothing, groceries, and housing in Riga are more expensive than in Riyadh. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Riga.

Riga vs. Riyadh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Riga instead of Riyadh, you would:

pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

 
Riyadh
Riga
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.39
SAR31.45
$10.72
€9.85
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.99
SAR29.95
$8.33
€7.66
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.76
SAR2.86
$1.44
€1.32

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pay 7.3% more for groceries

 
Riyadh
Riga
Bread
1 loaf
$1.24
SAR4.64
$1.56
€1.44
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.91
SAR14.66
$5.73
€5.27
Milk (1 gallon) $6.64
SAR24.91
$4.85
€4.46

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pay 32.6% more for transportation

 
Riyadh
Riga
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.31
SAR8.67
$6.77
€6.22
Monthly public transit pass $37.27
SAR139.77
$32.15
€29.56
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $33,280.09
SAR124,796.53
$28,026.61
€25,770.41

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pay 4.4% more for housing

 
Riyadh
Riga
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$74.70
SAR280.10
$17.68
€16.25
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,116.87
SAR4,188.13
$536.44
€493.25
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $782.38
SAR2,933.85
$367.73
€338.12

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pay 39.7% more for childcare

 
Riyadh
Riga
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $360.22
SAR1,350.78
$538.03
€494.71
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,375.93
SAR38,908.56
$13,487.73
€12,401.94

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pay 2.1% less for entertainment and sports

 
Riyadh
Riga
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.13
SAR7.99
$4.82
€4.43
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.25
SAR15.94
$3.39
€3.12
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$7.45
SAR27.95
$5.25
€4.83

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pay 14.5% more for clothing

 
Riyadh
Riga
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$52.20
SAR195.76
$81.84
€75.25
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$54.44
SAR204.14
$43.77
€40.25
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$107.53
SAR403.22
$92.38
€84.95

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025
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