Gothenburg vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gothenburg Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1725
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3877
$2907
🏠 One person rent
$895
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$1550
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$533
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3191
$1324
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
46
61
😀 Quality of life
92
79
🏙️ Population
608K
605K

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 48% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 2792nd and 4672nd ($1725 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Sweden and Latvia, respectively. Check Sweden vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Gothenburg compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 81st and 580th among best cities to live in the world.

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Gothenburg Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.7
$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.5
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.75
$5.18
☕ Cappuccino
$4.28
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1022
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$721
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1694
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.9
$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.46%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5998
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4134
$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.49
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.1
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.87
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.77
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.06
$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.31
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.11
$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.25
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.15
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.8
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.4
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.7
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$28
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.5
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$122
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3801
$13962

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Distance City Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi Molndal
$1596
58 km or 36 mi Boras
$1264
66 km or 41 mi Varberg
$1299
70 km or 44 mi Trollhattan
$1206
76 km or 47 mi Uddevalla
$1355
80 km or 50 mi Vanersborg
$1262
90 km or 56 mi Frederikshavn
$1507
126 km or 78 mi Halmstad
$1341
130 km or 81 mi Jonkoping
$1407
134 km or 83 mi Varnamo
$1434
136 km or 84 mi Skovde
$1415
142 km or 88 mi Aalborg
$1842
150 km or 93 mi Ljungby
$1442
157 km or 98 mi Mariestad
$1373
164 km or 102 mi Halden
$1645
167 km or 104 mi Angelholm
$1347
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1618
182 km or 113 mi Fredrikstad
$1964
186 km or 115 mi Sarpsborg
$1577
186 km or 115 mi Helsingor
$1713
186 km or 116 mi Vetlanda
$1443
187 km or 116 mi Helsingborg
$1306
191 km or 118 mi Vaxjo
$1328
191 km or 119 mi Larvik
$1713
192 km or 119 mi Sandefjord
$1821
194 km or 121 mi Hillerod
$2088
199 km or 124 mi Hassleholm
$1333
200 km or 124 mi Aarhus
$1966
202 km or 125 mi Horsholm
$2006
202 km or 126 mi Tonsberg
$1852
206 km or 128 mi Landskrona
$1294
207 km or 129 mi Viborg
$1565
208 km or 129 mi Arendal
$1710
210 km or 131 mi Karlstad
$1259
212 km or 132 mi Moss
$1908
212 km or 132 mi Porsgrunn
$1547
213 km or 132 mi Horten
$1613
216 km or 134 mi Gentofte
$2203
222 km or 138 mi Skien
$1714
223 km or 138 mi Arvika
$1267

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