Budapest vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1469
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3612
$3118
🏠 One person rent
$750
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$989
🍽️ Food expenses
$441
$449
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1697
$1623
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
92
59
😀 Quality of life
81
81
🏙️ Population
1.69M
595K

The cost of living in Budapest is 18% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 4163rd and 4678th ($1469 vs $1248) 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 1.2 months in Budapest compared to 1.3 months in Riga. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 680th and 668th 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
$12.2
$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.1
$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$5.82
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1424
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.9
$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5742
$3224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3887
$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$1.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$9.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.89
$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.85
$5.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.5
$9.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.62
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.1
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.7
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.1
$53.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$486
$528
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15168
$17597

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1169
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$998
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1138
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1083
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1127
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1130
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$991
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$939
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$868
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1074
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1196
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$958
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1166
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1040
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$989
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$877
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1036
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1063
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$930
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$976
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1278
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1394
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1002
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$961
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1190
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$984
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1026
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1335
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$981
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1031
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$1036
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$866
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$850
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1451
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1561
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$923
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1004
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1124
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1291
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1196

Cities near Riga

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