Brussels vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1958
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4780
$2907
🏠 One person rent
$1120
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$1989
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$598
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.6
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3047
$1324
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
61
😀 Quality of life
89
79
🏙️ Population
196K
605K

The cost of living in Brussels is 67% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 1988th and 4672nd ($1958 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Belgium and Latvia, respectively. Check Belgium vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 173rd and 580th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Riga

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Brussels Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.8
$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.51
$5.18
 Cappuccino
$4.14
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.03
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1032
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$881
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2055
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1606
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.4
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.71%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4722
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4382
$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.1
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.1
$10.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.64
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.46
$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.59
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.86
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.87
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.1
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.5
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1059
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23380
$13962

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1752
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1633
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1734
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1712
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1657
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1691
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1715
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1738
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1675
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1799
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1723
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1911
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1701
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1636
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1702
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1708
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1619
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1696
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1691
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1661
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1693
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1660
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1779
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1761
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1592
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1595
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1630
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1616
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1555
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1593
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1611
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1514
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1598
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1616
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1545
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1592
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1667
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1709
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1560
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1762

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