Crete vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Crete Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1360
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3211
$3118
🏠 One person rent
$647
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$1121
$989
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$449
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1212
$1623
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
32
59
😀 Quality of life
64
81
🏙️ Population
623K
595K

The cost of living in Crete is 9% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 4439th and 4678th ($1360 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 2nd in Greece and Latvia, respectively. Check Greece vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Crete compared to 1.3 months in Riga. Crete ranked 24th best city to live in Greece vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 5413th and 668th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Crete vs Riga

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Crete Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.5
$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.7
$5.82
☕ Cappuccino
$4
$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$614
$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$459
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1110
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$845
$662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37
$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.43%
4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4150
$3224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.68
$1.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.9
$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$9.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.13
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.04
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.01
$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.41
$5.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.83
$9.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.1
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.35
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.5
$53.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.3
$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$528
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5304
$17597

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Heraklion
$1329
39 km or 24 mi Rethymno
$1207
83 km or 51 mi Chania
$1320
132 km or 82 mi Santorini
$1900
241 km or 150 mi Mykonos
$2084
298 km or 185 mi Bodrum
$937
300 km or 187 mi Voula
$1497
303 km or 189 mi Glyfada
$1663
306 km or 190 mi Argyroupoli
$1468
310 km or 193 mi Palaio Faliro
$1410
311 km or 193 mi Nea Smyrni
$1304
312 km or 194 mi Kallithea
$1318
313 km or 195 mi Piraeus
$1240
314 km or 195 mi Kalamata
$1169
315 km or 196 mi Athens
$1462
316 km or 196 mi Nikaia
$1187
317 km or 197 mi Salamina
$1069
320 km or 199 mi Nea Ionia
$1286
320 km or 199 mi Peristeri
$1192
320 km or 199 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1279
323 km or 201 mi Kifissia
$1426
324 km or 202 mi Rhodes
$1322
327 km or 203 mi Eleusis
$1139
328 km or 204 mi Aspropyrgos
$1046
332 km or 207 mi Tripoli
$1165
340 km or 211 mi Corinth
$1031
349 km or 217 mi Marmaris
$893
351 km or 218 mi Derna
$359
353 km or 220 mi Kusadasi
$822
358 km or 223 mi Chios
$1272
369 km or 229 mi Chalcis
$1199
369 km or 229 mi Tobruk
$360
377 km or 234 mi Mugla
$803
386 km or 240 mi Aydin
$627
399 km or 248 mi Izmir
$1040
399 km or 248 mi Tire
$724
407 km or 253 mi Fethiye
$897
421 km or 262 mi Nazilli
$680
431 km or 268 mi Patras
$1104
432 km or 269 mi Manisa
$767

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