Antwerp vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1834
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4433
$3163
🏠 One person rent
$929
$592
🏘️ Family rent
$1527
$1001
🍽️ Food expenses
$618
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3013
$1555
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
87
59
😀 Quality of life
90
80
🏙️ Population
529K
595K

The cost of living in Antwerp is 46% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 2660th and 4631st ($1834 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 2nd in Belgium and Latvia, respectively. Check Belgium vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Antwerp compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Antwerp ranked 3rd best city to live in Belgium vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 190th and 657th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs Riga

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Antwerp Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.7
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$91
$56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.5
$5.81
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.72
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$891
$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$711
$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1501
$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1217
$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.3
$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.57%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4523
$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3139
$2218
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.49
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.4
$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.4
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.6
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.03
$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.13
$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$6.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.8
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$867
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20056
$18197

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1688
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1829
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1743
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1799
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1848
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1833
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1757
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1476
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1769
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1742
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2143
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1740
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1844
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$2087
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1896
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1739
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1845
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1799
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1881
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1837
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$2030
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1738
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$1970
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1926
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1895
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1861
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1895
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1969
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1874
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1763
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1870
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$2460
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$2112
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1832
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1866
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1799
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1817
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1759
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1843
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$1993

Cities near Riga

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1374
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1000
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$893
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$938
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$895
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$964
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$860
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$982
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$932
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1179
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1225
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1054
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$974
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$938
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1040
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$835
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$859
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1220
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1258
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1077
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1434
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$928
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$758
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1594
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$881
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1455
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1085
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1114
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$1016
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1597
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1079
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1684
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1498
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1081
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1970
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1974
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$445
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1170
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1391