Barcelona vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1773
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4086
$2798
🏠 One person rent
$1039
$549
🏘️ Family rent
$1779
$919
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$80.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2149
$1220
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
98
61
😀 Quality of life
88
79
🏙️ Population
1.64M
606K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 56% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 2423rd and 4604th ($1773 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Spain and Latvia, respectively. Check Spain vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 193rd and 535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Riga

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Barcelona Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$52.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$7.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.16
$4.97
 Cappuccino
$2.96
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.39
$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1095
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1939
$885
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1488
$549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$16.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$2627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3928
$1636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.2
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$10.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$2.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$7.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.5
$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.75
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.3
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12100
$13518

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1571
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1995
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1426
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1400
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1562
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1421
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1443
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1409
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1475
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1478
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1265
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1076
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1418
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1216
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1148
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1333
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1362
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1023
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1593
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1260
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1234
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1710
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1419
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1062
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1112
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1181
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1416
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1087
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1429
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1128
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1147
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1448
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1327
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1364
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1262
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2629
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1458
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1353
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1437

Cities near Riga

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1362
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1088
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$827
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$860
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$927
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$827
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$985
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$877
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$893
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$982
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1080
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$909
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$928
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$864
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$976
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$831
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$835
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1163
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1080
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$981
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1303
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$922
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$461
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1335
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$850
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1194
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$920
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1028
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$622
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1438
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$906
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1345
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$814
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1825
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1907
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$385
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1013
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1257