Budapest vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1109
$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2730
$2787
🏠 One person rent
$553
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$965
$924
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$75.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1229
$1303
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
92
61
😀 Quality of life
79
79
🏙️ Population
1.69M
605K

The cost of living in Budapest is 0.3% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 4777th and 4764th ($1109 vs $1113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Hungary and Latvia, respectively. Check Hungary vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 618th and 596th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Riga

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Budapest Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.45
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45
$51.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.53
$7.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$5.24
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$574
$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1044
$915
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$769
$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.4
$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4106
$2774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2694
$1723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.18
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.7
$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$8.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.78
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.79
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.93
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51
$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.6
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.3
$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.8
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$374
$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11151
$13840

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$901
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$790
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$939
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$843
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$924
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$827
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$794
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$762
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$684
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$855
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1045
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$781
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1019
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$823
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$987
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$666
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$786
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$922
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$784
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$784
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1039
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1237
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$802
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$747
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1080
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$794
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$892
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1181
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$676
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$692
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$935
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$681
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$750
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1202
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1275
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$768
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$766
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$848
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1118
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1039

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