Chisinau vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$969
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2309
$3163
🏠 One person rent
$535
$592
🏘️ Family rent
$933
$1001
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.5
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$357
$1555
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
52
59
😀 Quality of life
62
80
🏙️ Population
567K
595K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 23% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 5780th and 4631st ($969 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Moldova and Latvia, respectively. Check Moldova vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Chisinau compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 5599th and 657th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Riga

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Chisinau Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.77
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.4
$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$5.81
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$550
$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1012
$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.02
$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.99%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2614
$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1942
$2218
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.74
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.44
$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.42
$6.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.2
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.97
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.04
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$68
$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$443
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6332
$18197

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$789
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$760
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$690
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$572
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$774
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$954
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$855
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$1048
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$799
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$809
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$823
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$727
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$694
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$641
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$807
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$840
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$906
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$712
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$857
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$874
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$870
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$834
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$529
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$572
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$801
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$579
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$701
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$409
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1120
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$771
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$541
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$577
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1041
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1119
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$896
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$464
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$725
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$716
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$722
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$995

Cities near Riga

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1374
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1000
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$893
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$938
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$895
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$964
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$860
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$982
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$932
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1179
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1225
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1054
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$974
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$938
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1040
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$835
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$859
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1220
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1258
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1077
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1434
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$928
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$758
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1594
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$881
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1455
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1085
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1114
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$1016
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1597
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1079
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1684
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1498
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1081
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1970
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1974
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$445
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1170
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1391