Bratislava vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bratislava	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1307	$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3111	$2907
🏠 One person rent	$719	$568
🏘️ Family rent	$1173	$964
🍽️ Food expenses	$387	$392
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.3	$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1524	$1324
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	65	61
😀 Quality of life	80	79
🏙️ Population	476K	605K

The cost of living in Bratislava is 12% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 4319th and 4672nd ($1307 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Slovakia and Latvia, respectively. Check Slovakia vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bratislava compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Bratislava ranked 1st best city to live in Slovakia vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 506th and 580th 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	$10.1	$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.6	$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.52	$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.64	$5.18
☕ Cappuccino	$2.83	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.01	$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$693	$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$529	$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1189	$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$876	$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.2	$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.35%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5419	$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3950	$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.21	$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.8	$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.75	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.3	$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.1	$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.01	$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.31	$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.51	$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.55	$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.28	$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.5	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.8	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36	$46
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$77	$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$628	$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15558	$13962

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Cities near Bratislava

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Petrzalka	$1234
33 km or 20 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$827
44 km or 27 mi	Trnava	$1197
55 km or 34 mi	Vienna	$1965
62 km or 38 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1681
62 km or 38 mi	Modling	$1772
64 km or 40 mi	Gyor	$788
65 km or 40 mi	Sopron	$860
67 km or 42 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1698
70 km or 44 mi	Breclav	$989
72 km or 45 mi	Piestany	$935
74 km or 46 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$1188
75 km or 46 mi	Nitra	$1062
78 km or 49 mi	Hodonin	$1051
81 km or 50 mi	Nove Zamky	$1037
87 km or 54 mi	Komarno	$1067
106 km or 66 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1130
108 km or 67 mi	Szombathely	$789
108 km or 67 mi	Trencin	$1150
111 km or 69 mi	Levice	$898
111 km or 69 mi	Sankt Polten	$1653
111 km or 69 mi	Znojmo	$1136
114 km or 71 mi	Tatabanya	$910
115 km or 71 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1632
123 km or 76 mi	Brno	$1344
128 km or 79 mi	Zlin	$1220
130 km or 81 mi	Kromeriz	$1094
131 km or 81 mi	Veszprem	$883
131 km or 82 mi	Prievidza	$952
143 km or 89 mi	Szekesfehervar	$805
146 km or 91 mi	Povazska Bystrica	$1065
146 km or 91 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$814
148 km or 92 mi	Prostejov	$1137
148 km or 92 mi	Vsetin	$1195
148 km or 92 mi	Prerov	$938
149 km or 93 mi	Trebic	$1211
156 km or 97 mi	Vac	$876
157 km or 98 mi	Zvolen	$1574
157 km or 98 mi	Kapfenberg	$1485
159 km or 99 mi	Erd	$849

Cities near Riga

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