Kazan vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kazan Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$654
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1619
$2907
🏠 One person rent
$325
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$621
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$207
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$55
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$578
$1324
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
54
61
😀 Quality of life
60
79
🏙️ Population
1.26M
605K

The cost of living in Kazan is 44% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 7255th and 4672nd ($654 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 2nd in Russia and Latvia, respectively. Check Russia vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Kazan compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Kazan ranked 6th best city to live in Russia vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 5204th and 580th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kazan vs Riga

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Kazan Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.34
$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.34
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$5.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.11
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$485
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.7
$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.8
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.37
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.6%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2473
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1732
$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.41
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.08
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.64
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.44
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.15
$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.98
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.16
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.4
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.29
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$8.96
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.57
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.8
$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.6
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$223
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4225
$13962

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$509
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$541
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$536
171 km or 106 mi Ulyanovsk
$484
202 km or 125 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$556
224 km or 139 mi Almetyevsk
$540
254 km or 158 mi Tolyatti
$513
279 km or 173 mi Izhevsk
$620
295 km or 183 mi Syzran
$522
297 km or 185 mi Samara
$589
308 km or 191 mi Saransk
$376
314 km or 195 mi Kirov
$463
323 km or 200 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$639
355 km or 221 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
392 km or 243 mi Penza
$514
426 km or 265 mi Balakovo
$562
450 km or 279 mi Ufa
$567
498 km or 310 mi Perm
$559
500 km or 311 mi Sterlitamak
$422
515 km or 320 mi Salavat
$484
516 km or 321 mi Saratov
$518
517 km or 321 mi Ivanovo
$498
520 km or 323 mi Engels
$519
528 km or 328 mi Oral
$530
542 km or 337 mi Vladimir
$616
544 km or 338 mi Kostroma
$507
595 km or 370 mi Orenburg
$503
600 km or 373 mi Yaroslavl
$533
604 km or 375 mi Tambov
$508
610 km or 379 mi Ryazan
$515
661 km or 411 mi Syktyvkar
$480
666 km or 414 mi Elektrostal
$660
668 km or 415 mi Zlatoust
$539
669 km or 415 mi Vologda
$480
672 km or 417 mi Rybinsk
$623
692 km or 430 mi Magnitogorsk
$473
697 km or 433 mi Balashikha
$633
697 km or 433 mi Miass
$531
700 km or 435 mi Nizhny Tagil
$537
702 km or 436 mi Lyubertsy
$797

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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