Kyiv vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$760
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1995
$2798
🏠 One person rent
$367
$549
🏘️ Family rent
$737
$919
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.9
$80.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$520
$1220
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
70
61
😀 Quality of life
65
79
🏙️ Population
2.95M
606K

The cost of living in Kyiv is 33% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 6536th and 4604th ($760 vs $1135) 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 4566th and 535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyiv vs Riga

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Kyiv Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.71
$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.6
$52.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$7.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$4.97
☕ Cappuccino
$1.44
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$459
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$953
$885
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.1
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.88
$16.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.58%
4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2503
$2627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1319
$1636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.91
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.19
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$2.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.06
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$7.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.43
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.35
$5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.78
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.31
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.7
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.6
$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$386
$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7179
$13518

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$443
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$495
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$457
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$548
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$406
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$433
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$534
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$892
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$476
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$504
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$425
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$426
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$485
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$976
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$423
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$820
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$470
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$560
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$767
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$518
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$472
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$637
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$810
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$369
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$487
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$423
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$535
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$464
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$527
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$758
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1111
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$462
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$839
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$439
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$490
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$649
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$704
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$528

Cities near Riga

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