Bucharest vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$961
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2436
$2798
🏠 One person rent
$449
$549
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$919
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.7
$80.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1072
$1220
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
76
61
😀 Quality of life
77
79
🏙️ Population
1.72M
606K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 15% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 5593rd and 4604th ($961 vs $1135) 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 1.1 months in Bucharest compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 703rd and 535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.66
$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.5
$52.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.31
$7.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$4.97
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$464
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$863
$885
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.7
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.75
$16.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.17%
4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2654
$2627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1649
$1636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.86
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.19
$2.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$7.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.03
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.39
$5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.19
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.54
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.9
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.9
$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9569
$13518

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$846
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$817
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$868
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$619
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$702
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$681
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$758
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$701
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$739
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$758
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$610
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$611
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$928
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$595
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$719
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$646
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$748
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$639
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$813
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$495
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$743
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$616
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$851
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$898
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$962
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$563
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$800
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$641
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$746
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$702
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$812
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$730
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$561
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$508
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$865
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$670
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$661
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$678

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1362
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1088
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$827
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$860
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$927
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$827
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$985
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$877
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$893
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$982
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1080
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$909
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$928
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$864
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$976
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$831
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$835
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1163
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1080
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$981
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1303
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$922
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$461
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1335
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$850
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1194
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$920
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1028
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$622
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1438
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$906
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1345
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$814
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1825
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1907
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$385
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1013
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1257