Budapest vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1185
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2918
$2907
🏠 One person rent
$589
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$1010
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1262
$1324
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
92
61
😀 Quality of life
80
79
🏙️ Population
1.69M
605K

The cost of living in Budapest is 1% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 4643rd and 4672nd ($1185 vs $1169) 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 1.1 months in Riga. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 551st and 580th 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
$10.4
$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.3
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$5.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.68
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$603
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1093
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$799
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.9
$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.5
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.5%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4116
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2686
$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.27
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.6
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.77
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.9
$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.76
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.1
$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.78
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.24
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.2
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.3
$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$448
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11060
$13962

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$960
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$849
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1018
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$901
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$992
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$876
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$910
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$805
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$770
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$849
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1067
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$953
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1037
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$879
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$898
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$712
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$883
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1166
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$788
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$864
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1062
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1574
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$879
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$780
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1103
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$827
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$952
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1197
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$784
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$761
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$935
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$837
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$745
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1234
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1307
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$797
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$860
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$851
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1150
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1090

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