Kyiv vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyiv Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$853
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2116
$3163
🏠 One person rent
$431
$592
🏘️ Family rent
$753
$1001
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$70
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$446
$1555
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
73
59
😀 Quality of life
64
80
🏙️ Population
2.95M
595K

The cost of living in Kyiv is 32% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 6533rd and 4631st ($853 vs $1254) 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 0.5 months in Kyiv compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Kyiv ranked 3rd best city to live in Ukraine vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 5360th and 657th 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
$9.21
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.4
$56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.78
$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$5.81
☕ Cappuccino
$1.58
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$513
$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$328
$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$940
$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.9
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.4
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.15
$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.89%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2604
$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1122
$2218
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.9
$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.68
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.72
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.66
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.57
$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.9
$6.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.03
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.48
$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.8
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.89
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.6
$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$381
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10572
$18197

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$464
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$479
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$591
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$448
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$572
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$589
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$577
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$490
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$541
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$727
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$397
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$475
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$518
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$477
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$454
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$799
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$527
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$760
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$458
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$628
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$789
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$543
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$669
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$749
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$969
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$529
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$572
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$732
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$501
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$690
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$579
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$840
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$954
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$685
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$1048
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$746
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$608
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$924
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$834
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$676

Cities near Riga

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1374
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1000
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$893
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$938
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$895
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$964
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$860
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$982
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$932
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1179
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1225
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1054
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$974
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$938
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1040
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$835
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$859
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1220
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1258
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1077
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1434
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$928
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$758
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1594
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$881
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1455
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1085
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1114
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$1016
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1597
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1079
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1684
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1498
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1081
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1970
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1974
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$445
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1170
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1391