Bucharest vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1138
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2971
$3118
🏠 One person rent
$535
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$931
$989
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$449
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1467
$1623
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
78
59
😀 Quality of life
84
81
🏙️ Population
1.72M
595K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 9% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 4935th and 4678th ($1138 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Romania and Latvia, respectively. Check Romania vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 1.3 months in Riga. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 508th and 668th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Riga

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Bucharest Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.9
$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.2
$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.13
$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$5.82
☕ Cappuccino
$3.56
$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.41
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$586
$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1055
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$699
$662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.4
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.4
$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.13%
4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4123
$3224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2286
$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$1.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.84
$9.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.76
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.76
$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.73
$5.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$9.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.79
$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.77
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.11
$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.8
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.67
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$53.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.8
$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$769
$528
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16525
$17597

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13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$999
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$956
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$926
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$784
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$800
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$724
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$831
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$758
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$777
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$970
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$695
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$666
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$1150
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$759
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$826
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$704
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$732
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$805
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$910
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$871
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$983
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$665
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$950
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$607
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$1099
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$1062
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1132
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$644
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$840
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$716
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$916
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$844
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$864
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$841
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$738
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$872
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$763
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$773
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$683
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$795

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1423
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1027
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$908
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$944
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$912
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$1001
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$903
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$1012
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$994
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1214
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1230
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1083
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$1003
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$952
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1060
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$853
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$890
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1232
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1279
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1106
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1461
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$947
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$720
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1683
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$907
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1448
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1021
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1133
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$919
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1606
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1111
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1579
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1108
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1990
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2062
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$399
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1184
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1406