Belgrade vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgrade Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1349
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3200
$3163
🏠 One person rent
$719
$592
🏘️ Family rent
$1228
$1001
🍽️ Food expenses
$408
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1238
$1555
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
50
59
😀 Quality of life
73
80
🏙️ Population
1.2M
595K

The cost of living in Belgrade is 8% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 4429th and 4631st ($1349 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Serbia and Latvia, respectively. Check Serbia vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Belgrade compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Belgrade ranked 1st best city to live in Serbia vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 2274th and 657th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belgrade vs Riga

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Belgrade Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.3
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.2
$56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.39
$5.81
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.83
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$737
$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$504
$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1331
$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$899
$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.3
$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.59%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5349
$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3213
$2218
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.1
$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.71
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.65
$6.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.02
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.94
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.31
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.2
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.58
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$421
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11454
$18197

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Distance City Cost of living
70 km or 44 mi Novi Sad
$1168
77 km or 48 mi Valjevo
$841
97 km or 60 mi Kragujevac
$932
99 km or 61 mi Bijeljina
$727
103 km or 64 mi Cacak
$826
121 km or 75 mi Timisoara
$1000
124 km or 77 mi Resita
$722
145 km or 90 mi Tuzla
$710
155 km or 97 mi Subotica
$848
161 km or 100 mi Szeged
$1076
163 km or 101 mi Osijek
$1169
164 km or 102 mi Arad
$719
174 km or 108 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$709
180 km or 112 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$915
184 km or 115 mi Doboj
$667
185 km or 115 mi Novi Pazar
$832
192 km or 120 mi Baja
$1067
194 km or 121 mi Sarajevo
$949
196 km or 122 mi Slavonski Brod
$971
202 km or 125 mi Nis
$830
213 km or 132 mi Vidin
$673
213 km or 132 mi Bekescsaba
$957
214 km or 133 mi Zenica
$594
217 km or 135 mi Mitrovica
$581
218 km or 136 mi Mojkovac
$1119
219 km or 136 mi Hunedoara
$643
219 km or 136 mi Szekszard
$978
222 km or 138 mi Targu Jiu
$824
223 km or 139 mi Pecs
$1189
224 km or 139 mi Berane
$1093
224 km or 139 mi Deva
$696
240 km or 149 mi Kecskemet
$1019
246 km or 153 mi Pristina
$718
251 km or 156 mi Plav
$1092
259 km or 161 mi Banja Luka
$972
263 km or 164 mi Szolnok
$941
267 km or 166 mi Mostar
$758
268 km or 166 mi Cegled
$1139
269 km or 167 mi Dunaujvaros
$914
271 km or 168 mi Kaposvar
$893

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