Amsterdam vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Amsterdam Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2311
$1080
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4982
$2598
🏠 One person rent
$1518
$536
🏘️ Family rent
$2324
$831
🍽️ Food expenses
$451
$349
🚐 Transport expenses
$214
$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3717
$1163
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
94
59
😀 Quality of life
94
80
🏙️ Population
860K
606K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 114% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 294th and 4541st ($2311 vs $1080) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the Netherlands and Latvia, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Amsterdam compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Amsterdam ranked 2nd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 31st and 381st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Riga

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Amsterdam Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.8
$8.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.5
$39.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$7.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.42
$4.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.52
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1468
$491
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1272
$340
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2516
$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1909
$519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$230
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.3
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.58%
2.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8970
$2563
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5663
$1531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.43
$1.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.2
$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$8.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.24
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.21
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$7.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.71
$8.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.41
$4.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.71
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$5.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.89
$2.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.9
$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$9.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.3
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.4
$67.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.4
$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1599
$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11361
$15574

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$1622
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2226
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$1631
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$1790
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$1910
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$1877
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$1577
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$1664
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$1887
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$1921
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$1588
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$1686
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1700
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$1531
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$1655
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$1739
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$1664
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$1578
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$1659
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$1799
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1658
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$1656
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$1664
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$1570
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$1660
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1555
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$1661
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$1487
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$1664
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$1972
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$1657
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1670
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$1650
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1492
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$1659
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$1452
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$1735
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$1657
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$1797
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$1755

Cities near Riga

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1166
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$744
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$723
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$742
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$580
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$716
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$740
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$736
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$864
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$916
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$823
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$734
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$800
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$757
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$789
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$588
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$716
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1065
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$969
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$872
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1242
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$826
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$584
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1252
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$710
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$945
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$934
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$801
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$908
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$679
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1410
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$802
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1495
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1252
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$737
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1800
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1887
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$427
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$813
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1312