Helsinki vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4806
$3118
🏠 One person rent
$991
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$1773
$989
🍽️ Food expenses
$629
$449
🚐 Transport expenses
$171
$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3192
$1623
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
80
59
😀 Quality of life
94
81
🏙️ Population
687K
595K

The cost of living in Helsinki is 59% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 2068th and 4678th ($1990 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Finland and Latvia, respectively. Check Finland vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Helsinki compared to 1.3 months in Riga. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 48th and 668th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Helsinki vs Riga

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Helsinki Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.2
$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.99
$5.82
☕ Cappuccino
$5.56
$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.37
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1086
$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1959
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1557
$662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.5
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.6
$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.89%
4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9954
$3224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4941
$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.82
$1.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.3
$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.5
$9.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.54
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.29
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.4
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.31
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.3
$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.42
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$5.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$9.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.9
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.4
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$53.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$482
$528
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15326
$17597

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Cities near Helsinki

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1927
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$2062
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1693
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1659
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1673
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1750
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1578
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1406
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1533
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1426
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1448
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1683
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1606
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1451
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1571
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1583
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1514
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$1021
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1474
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1621
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1515
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1568
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1597
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1567
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1445
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1471
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1467
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1514
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$1111
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1516
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$1214
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1482
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$1108
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$1083
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1454
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1383
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1375
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1232

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