Helsinki vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4390
$2907
🏠 One person rent
$1009
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$1646
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$602
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3013
$1324
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
78
61
😀 Quality of life
95
79
🏙️ Population
676K
605K

The cost of living in Helsinki is 66% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 2046th and 4672nd ($1936 vs $1169) 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 1.1 months in Riga. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 37th and 580th 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
$15.5
$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.5
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9
$5.18
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.13
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1052
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$873
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1924
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1400
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.86%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8423
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5044
$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.9
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.74
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.59
$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.03
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.5
$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.71
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.5
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.7
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$84.6
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.6
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.8
$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.8
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$353
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10871
$13962

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Cities near Helsinki

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1782
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$2023
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1532
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1562
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1631
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1453
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1363
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1360
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1534
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1278
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1447
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1525
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1431
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1453
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1571
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1416
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$973
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1447
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1584
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1439
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1546
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1591
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1544
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1527
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1499
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1496
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1469
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$979
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1467
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$1102
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1378
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$846
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$966
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1389
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1331
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1325
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1120

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