Chisinau vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$876
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2149
$2907
🏠 One person rent
$482
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$920
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.3
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$638
$1324
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
51
61
😀 Quality of life
57
79
🏙️ Population
639K
605K

The cost of living in Chisinau is 25% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 6200th and 4672nd ($876 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Moldova and Latvia, respectively. Check Moldova vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chisinau compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 5629th and 580th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chisinau Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.06
$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.85
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$5.18
☕ Cappuccino
$1.78
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.07%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1746
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1233
$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.82
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.06
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.1
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.15
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4718
$13962

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$806
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$860
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$537
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$491
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$819
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1131
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$827
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$873
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$956
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$759
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$846
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$909
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$767
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$532
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$735
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$780
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$831
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$712
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$751
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$832
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$721
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$748
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$375
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$545
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$795
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$515
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$751
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$416
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$955
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$759
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$490
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$514
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$961
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1035
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$786
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$420
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$721
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$662
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$727
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$900

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