Bratislava vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bratislava Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1590
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3784
$3163
🏠 One person rent
$911
$592
🏘️ Family rent
$1556
$1001
🍽️ Food expenses
$445
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1723
$1555
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
67
59
😀 Quality of life
80
80
🏙️ Population
481K
595K

The cost of living in Bratislava is 27% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 3630th and 4631st ($1590 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Slovakia and Latvia, respectively. Check Slovakia vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bratislava compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Bratislava ranked 1st best city to live in Slovakia vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 662nd and 657th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bratislava vs Riga

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Bratislava Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.1
$56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.13
$5.81
☕ Cappuccino
$3.36
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.41
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$971
$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$686
$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1724
$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1200
$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$233
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.7
$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.52%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6618
$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4164
$2218
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.8
$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.72
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.43
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.35
$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.92
$6.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.76
$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.9
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.3
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.2
$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$763
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16627
$18197

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$2240
62 km or 38 mi Klosterneuburg
$1883
62 km or 38 mi Modling
$1862
64 km or 40 mi Gyor
$974
65 km or 40 mi Sopron
$1172
67 km or 42 mi Baden bei Wien
$1831
70 km or 44 mi Breclav
$1150
72 km or 45 mi Piestany
$967
74 km or 46 mi Wiener Neustadt
$1941
75 km or 46 mi Nitra
$1218
78 km or 49 mi Hodonin
$1257
81 km or 50 mi Nove Zamky
$1126
87 km or 54 mi Komarno
$1156
106 km or 66 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1619
108 km or 67 mi Szombathely
$917
108 km or 67 mi Trencin
$1255
111 km or 69 mi Levice
$928
111 km or 69 mi Sankt Polten
$1805
111 km or 69 mi Znojmo
$1230
114 km or 71 mi Tatabanya
$1063
115 km or 71 mi Krems an der Donau
$1789
123 km or 76 mi Brno
$1628
128 km or 79 mi Zlin
$1430
130 km or 81 mi Kromeriz
$1265
131 km or 81 mi Veszprem
$1124
131 km or 82 mi Prievidza
$1032
143 km or 89 mi Szekesfehervar
$981
146 km or 91 mi Povazska Bystrica
$1252
146 km or 91 mi Zalaegerszeg
$953
148 km or 92 mi Prostejov
$1201
148 km or 92 mi Vsetin
$1148
148 km or 92 mi Prerov
$1065
149 km or 93 mi Trebic
$1126
156 km or 97 mi Vac
$1195
157 km or 98 mi Zvolen
$1340
157 km or 98 mi Kapfenberg
$1518
159 km or 99 mi Erd
$973

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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