Belgrade vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgrade Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1204
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2881
$2907
🏠 One person rent
$646
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$1162
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.9
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$936
$1324
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
50
61
😀 Quality of life
70
79
🏙️ Population
1.2M
605K

The cost of living in Belgrade is 3% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 4593rd and 4672nd ($1204 vs $1169) 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 0.8 months in Belgrade compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Belgrade ranked 1st best city to live in Serbia vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 2370th and 580th among best cities to live in the world.

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Belgrade Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.3
$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.4
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.52
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.91
$5.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$728
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1388
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$855
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$174
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.4
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.87%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4307
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2718
$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.47
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.8
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.85
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.97
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.83
$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.33
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.06
$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.58
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.84
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.23
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.57
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.51
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.9
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.5
$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$375
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7527
$13962

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Distance City Cost of living
70 km or 44 mi Novi Sad
$1040
77 km or 48 mi Valjevo
$658
97 km or 60 mi Kragujevac
$737
99 km or 61 mi Bijeljina
$707
103 km or 64 mi Cacak
$697
121 km or 75 mi Timisoara
$835
124 km or 77 mi Resita
$687
145 km or 90 mi Tuzla
$695
155 km or 97 mi Subotica
$797
161 km or 100 mi Szeged
$860
163 km or 101 mi Osijek
$890
164 km or 102 mi Arad
$668
174 km or 108 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$668
180 km or 112 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$837
184 km or 115 mi Doboj
$641
185 km or 115 mi Novi Pazar
$692
192 km or 120 mi Baja
$761
194 km or 121 mi Sarajevo
$816
196 km or 122 mi Slavonski Brod
$808
202 km or 125 mi Nis
$743
213 km or 132 mi Vidin
$640
213 km or 132 mi Bekescsaba
$743
214 km or 133 mi Zenica
$593
217 km or 135 mi Mitrovica
$521
218 km or 136 mi Mojkovac
$1076
219 km or 136 mi Hunedoara
$635
219 km or 136 mi Szekszard
$780
222 km or 138 mi Targu Jiu
$761
223 km or 139 mi Pecs
$851
224 km or 139 mi Berane
$1046
224 km or 139 mi Deva
$697
240 km or 149 mi Kecskemet
$953
246 km or 153 mi Pristina
$661
251 km or 156 mi Plav
$1053
259 km or 161 mi Banja Luka
$802
263 km or 164 mi Szolnok
$712
267 km or 166 mi Mostar
$705
268 km or 166 mi Cegled
$849
269 km or 167 mi Dunaujvaros
$770
271 km or 168 mi Kaposvar
$745

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1377
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1111
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$856
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$893
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$946
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$999
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$902
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$923
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1102
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1151
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$966
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$950
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$899
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1029
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$817
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$856
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1120
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1191
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1016
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1341
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$886
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$440
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1447
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$871
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1278
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$973
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1061
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$578
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1525
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$979
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1363
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$846
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1936
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2023
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$390
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1057
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1363