Athens vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1439
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3529
$3163
🏠 One person rent
$713
$592
🏘️ Family rent
$1247
$1001
🍽️ Food expenses
$500
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.8
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1330
$1555
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
91
59
😀 Quality of life
81
80
🏙️ Population
643K
595K

The cost of living in Athens is 15% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 4184th and 4631st ($1439 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Greece and Latvia, respectively. Check Greece vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Athens compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 602nd and 657th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Riga

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Athens Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.5
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63
$56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.9
$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.86
$5.81
☕ Cappuccino
$4.57
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$668
$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$523
$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1206
$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$967
$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.5
$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.68%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4032
$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3350
$2218
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.7
$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.18
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.04
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.14
$6.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.42
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.8
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$623
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13579
$18197

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Cities near Athens

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1307
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1298
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1160
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1386
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1253
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1264
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1228
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1182
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1439
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1636
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1403
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1472
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1024
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1123
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1037
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1179
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1008
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1143
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$932
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$2043
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1126
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1109
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1146
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$1003
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1253
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1171
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1126
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1863
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1100
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$1060
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$1039
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1302
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1166
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1285
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$1038
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1048
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1098
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$883
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1030
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1324

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