Kyiv vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$795
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1960
$2907
🏠 One person rent
$419
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$753
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$58
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$529
$1324
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
70
61
😀 Quality of life
64
79
🏙️ Population
2.95M
605K

The cost of living in Kyiv is 32% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 6450th and 4672nd ($795 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Ukraine and Latvia, respectively. Check Ukraine vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Kyiv compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Kyiv ranked 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 4556th and 580th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kyiv Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.27
$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.3
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.07
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$5.18
☕ Cappuccino
$1.38
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$518
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$997
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.6
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.57
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.33%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2412
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1325
$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.34
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.47
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.73
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.81
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.31
$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.5
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.86
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.13
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$365
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7166
$13962

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$420
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$422
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$529
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$432
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$545
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$469
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$514
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$421
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$490
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$909
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$418
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$473
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$449
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$437
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$516
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$956
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$437
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$860
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$457
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$576
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$806
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$487
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$467
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$679
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$876
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$375
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$491
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$450
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$503
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$537
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$515
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$780
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1131
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$457
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$873
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$451
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$516
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$717
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$748
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$563

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