Bratislava vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bratislava	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1275	$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3042	$2787
🏠 One person rent	$705	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$1188	$924
🍽️ Food expenses	$374	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.7	$75.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1458	$1303
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	66	61
😀 Quality of life	80	79
🏙️ Population	476K	605K

The cost of living in Bratislava is 15% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 4275th and 4764th ($1275 vs $1113) 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 568th and 596th 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	$8.92	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.7	$51.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.61	$7.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$5.24
☕ Cappuccino	$2.82	$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.93	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$691	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$530	$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1238	$915
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$908	$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.7	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5323	$2774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3848	$1723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.14	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36	$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$8.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.63	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.66	$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.92	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.79	$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.54	$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.14	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.33	$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.53	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.6	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.3	$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.9	$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$586	$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13266	$13840

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Cities near Bratislava

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Petrzalka	$1202
33 km or 20 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$794
44 km or 27 mi	Trnava	$1181
55 km or 34 mi	Vienna	$1844
62 km or 38 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1582
62 km or 38 mi	Modling	$1719
64 km or 40 mi	Gyor	$784
65 km or 40 mi	Sopron	$919
67 km or 42 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1627
70 km or 44 mi	Breclav	$943
72 km or 45 mi	Piestany	$935
74 km or 46 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$1586
75 km or 46 mi	Nitra	$1039
78 km or 49 mi	Hodonin	$1098
81 km or 50 mi	Nove Zamky	$1019
87 km or 54 mi	Komarno	$1045
106 km or 66 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1381
108 km or 67 mi	Szombathely	$701
108 km or 67 mi	Trencin	$1118
111 km or 69 mi	Levice	$987
111 km or 69 mi	Sankt Polten	$1559
111 km or 69 mi	Znojmo	$1087
114 km or 71 mi	Tatabanya	$794
115 km or 71 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1553
123 km or 76 mi	Brno	$1329
128 km or 79 mi	Zlin	$1169
130 km or 81 mi	Kromeriz	$1107
131 km or 81 mi	Veszprem	$786
131 km or 82 mi	Prievidza	$892
143 km or 89 mi	Szekesfehervar	$762
146 km or 91 mi	Povazska Bystrica	$1085
146 km or 91 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$750
148 km or 92 mi	Prostejov	$1075
148 km or 92 mi	Vsetin	$1104
148 km or 92 mi	Prerov	$983
149 km or 93 mi	Trebic	$1120
156 km or 97 mi	Vac	$827
157 km or 98 mi	Zvolen	$1237
157 km or 98 mi	Kapfenberg	$1323
159 km or 99 mi	Erd	$790

Cities near Riga

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Jurmala	$1299
34 km or 21 mi	Ogre	$933
40 km or 25 mi	Jelgava	$804
103 km or 64 mi	Valmiera	$835
118 km or 74 mi	Jekabpils	$840
123 km or 77 mi	Siauliai	$953
129 km or 80 mi	Mazeikiai	$983
137 km or 85 mi	Panevezys	$950
161 km or 100 mi	Ventspils	$869
161 km or 100 mi	Parnu	$1064
174 km or 108 mi	Kuressaare	$1064
181 km or 112 mi	Viljandi	$933
186 km or 115 mi	Utena	$936
190 km or 118 mi	Daugavpils	$843
195 km or 121 mi	Liepaja	$953
203 km or 126 mi	Rezekne	$761
209 km or 130 mi	Jonava	$847
223 km or 138 mi	Tartu	$1045
228 km or 142 mi	Kaunas	$1150
229 km or 142 mi	Klaipeda	$969
262 km or 163 mi	Vilnius	$1261
270 km or 168 mi	Marijampole	$882
271 km or 168 mi	Pskov	$467
279 km or 174 mi	Tallinn	$1414
283 km or 176 mi	Alytus	$850
286 km or 178 mi	Maardu	$1219
298 km or 185 mi	Rakvere	$899
327 km or 203 mi	Suwalki	$1016
330 km or 205 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
335 km or 208 mi	Kaliningrad	$741
339 km or 211 mi	Raseborg	$1441
347 km or 215 mi	Sillamae	$952
353 km or 219 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
357 km or 222 mi	Visby	$1273
361 km or 225 mi	Narva	$953
362 km or 225 mi	Helsinki	$1816
364 km or 226 mi	Espoo	$1879
365 km or 227 mi	Grodno	$385
365 km or 227 mi	Elk	$1025
367 km or 228 mi	Lohja	$1220