Kazan vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kazan Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$646
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1621
$2798
🏠 One person rent
$307
$549
🏘️ Family rent
$592
$919
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.8
$80.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$503
$1220
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
54
61
😀 Quality of life
60
79
🏙️ Population
1.24M
606K

The cost of living in Kazan is 43% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 7240th and 4604th ($646 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 2nd in Russia and Latvia, respectively. Check Russia vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Kazan compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Kazan ranked 4th best city to live in Russia vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 5435th and 535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kazan Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6
$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.6
$52.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$7.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.19
$4.97
☕ Cappuccino
$1.67
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$233
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$707
$885
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$467
$549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.6
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.7
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.15
$16.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.52%
4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2073
$2627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1533
$1636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.2
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.88
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.57
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.07
$2.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$7.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.21
$5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.94
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.34
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.91
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.7
$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.92
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.91
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.1
$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.7
$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$229
$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4314
$13518

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$545
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$517
170 km or 106 mi Nizhnekamsk
$536
171 km or 106 mi Ulyanovsk
$493
202 km or 125 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$501
224 km or 139 mi Almetyevsk
$516
254 km or 158 mi Tolyatti
$500
279 km or 173 mi Izhevsk
$567
295 km or 183 mi Syzran
$518
297 km or 185 mi Samara
$623
308 km or 191 mi Saransk
$414
314 km or 195 mi Kirov
$456
323 km or 200 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$596
355 km or 221 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
392 km or 243 mi Penza
$542
426 km or 265 mi Balakovo
$562
450 km or 279 mi Ufa
$547
498 km or 310 mi Perm
$537
500 km or 311 mi Sterlitamak
$427
515 km or 320 mi Salavat
$468
516 km or 321 mi Saratov
$513
517 km or 321 mi Ivanovo
$497
520 km or 323 mi Engels
$511
528 km or 328 mi Oral
$526
542 km or 337 mi Vladimir
$597
544 km or 338 mi Kostroma
$488
595 km or 370 mi Orenburg
$494
600 km or 373 mi Yaroslavl
$496
604 km or 375 mi Tambov
$501
610 km or 379 mi Ryazan
$488
661 km or 411 mi Syktyvkar
$493
666 km or 414 mi Elektrostal
$629
668 km or 415 mi Zlatoust
$497
669 km or 415 mi Vologda
$455
672 km or 417 mi Rybinsk
$612
692 km or 430 mi Magnitogorsk
$437
697 km or 433 mi Balashikha
$645
697 km or 433 mi Miass
$487
700 km or 435 mi Nizhny Tagil
$531
702 km or 436 mi Lyubertsy
$656

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1362
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1088
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$827
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$860
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$927
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$827
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$985
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$877
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$893
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$982
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1080
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$909
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$928
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$864
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$976
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$831
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$835
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1163
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1080
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$981
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1303
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$922
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$461
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1335
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$850
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1194
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$920
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1028
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$622
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1438
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$906
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1345
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$814
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1825
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1907
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$385
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1013
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1257