Gothenburg vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gothenburg	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1623	$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3695	$2787
🏠 One person rent	$808	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$1406	$924
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$75.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3142	$1303
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	46	61
😀 Quality of life	92	79
🏙️ Population	675K	605K

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 46% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 2959th and 4764th ($1623 vs $1113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in Sweden and Latvia, respectively. Check Sweden vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 78th and 596th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Riga

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	Gothenburg	Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.3	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$51.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.46	$7.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.53	$5.24
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$665	$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$915
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.7	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5838	$2774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3896	$1723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.4	$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$8.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.08	$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.9	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3664	$13840

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1498
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1367
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1284
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1167
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1334
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1235
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1394
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1208
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1373
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1424
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1473
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1676
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1333
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1373
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1575
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1310
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1977
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1500
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1800
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1434
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1733
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1864
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$1983
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1828
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$1952
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1714
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1140
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1508
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1623
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1279
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1707
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1528
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1631
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2134
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1651
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1251

Cities near Riga

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Jurmala	$1299
34 km or 21 mi	Ogre	$933
40 km or 25 mi	Jelgava	$804
103 km or 64 mi	Valmiera	$835
118 km or 74 mi	Jekabpils	$840
123 km or 77 mi	Siauliai	$953
129 km or 80 mi	Mazeikiai	$983
137 km or 85 mi	Panevezys	$950
161 km or 100 mi	Ventspils	$869
161 km or 100 mi	Parnu	$1064
174 km or 108 mi	Kuressaare	$1064
181 km or 112 mi	Viljandi	$933
186 km or 115 mi	Utena	$936
190 km or 118 mi	Daugavpils	$843
195 km or 121 mi	Liepaja	$953
203 km or 126 mi	Rezekne	$761
209 km or 130 mi	Jonava	$847
223 km or 138 mi	Tartu	$1045
228 km or 142 mi	Kaunas	$1150
229 km or 142 mi	Klaipeda	$969
262 km or 163 mi	Vilnius	$1261
270 km or 168 mi	Marijampole	$882
271 km or 168 mi	Pskov	$467
279 km or 174 mi	Tallinn	$1414
283 km or 176 mi	Alytus	$850
286 km or 178 mi	Maardu	$1219
298 km or 185 mi	Rakvere	$899
327 km or 203 mi	Suwalki	$1016
330 km or 205 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
335 km or 208 mi	Kaliningrad	$741
339 km or 211 mi	Raseborg	$1441
347 km or 215 mi	Sillamae	$952
353 km or 219 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
357 km or 222 mi	Visby	$1273
361 km or 225 mi	Narva	$953
362 km or 225 mi	Helsinki	$1816
364 km or 226 mi	Espoo	$1879
365 km or 227 mi	Grodno	$385
365 km or 227 mi	Elk	$1025
367 km or 228 mi	Lohja	$1220