Lisbon vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lisbon	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1705	$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3820	$2787
🏠 One person rent	$1106	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$1849	$924
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.1	$75.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1278	$1303
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	93	61
😀 Quality of life	82	79
🏙️ Population	546K	605K

The cost of living in Lisbon is 53% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 2671st and 4764th ($1705 vs $1113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Portugal and Latvia, respectively. Check Portugal vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Lisbon compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Lisbon ranked 3rd best city to live in Portugal vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 475th and 596th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lisbon vs Riga

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	Lisbon	Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.1	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.8	$51.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$7.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.75	$5.24
☕ Cappuccino	$2.95	$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.9	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1223	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$933	$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2337	$915
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.1	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.2	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.31%	4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6840	$2774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3925	$1723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.6	$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$8.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.19	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.5	$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6	$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.17	$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.06	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73.1	$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.8	$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$562	$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15150	$13840

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1606
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1388
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1325
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1409
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1305
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1178
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1238
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1525
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1368
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1384
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1360
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1316
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1371
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1413
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1501
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1339
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1305
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1137
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1213
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1336
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1248
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1369
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1255
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1242
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1249
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1230
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1349
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1160
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1176
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1502
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1168
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1282
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1206
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1102
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1168
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1135
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1100
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1170
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$908
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1112

Cities near Riga

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Jurmala	$1299
34 km or 21 mi	Ogre	$933
40 km or 25 mi	Jelgava	$804
103 km or 64 mi	Valmiera	$835
118 km or 74 mi	Jekabpils	$840
123 km or 77 mi	Siauliai	$953
129 km or 80 mi	Mazeikiai	$983
137 km or 85 mi	Panevezys	$950
161 km or 100 mi	Ventspils	$869
161 km or 100 mi	Parnu	$1064
174 km or 108 mi	Kuressaare	$1064
181 km or 112 mi	Viljandi	$933
186 km or 115 mi	Utena	$936
190 km or 118 mi	Daugavpils	$843
195 km or 121 mi	Liepaja	$953
203 km or 126 mi	Rezekne	$761
209 km or 130 mi	Jonava	$847
223 km or 138 mi	Tartu	$1045
228 km or 142 mi	Kaunas	$1150
229 km or 142 mi	Klaipeda	$969
262 km or 163 mi	Vilnius	$1261
270 km or 168 mi	Marijampole	$882
271 km or 168 mi	Pskov	$467
279 km or 174 mi	Tallinn	$1414
283 km or 176 mi	Alytus	$850
286 km or 178 mi	Maardu	$1219
298 km or 185 mi	Rakvere	$899
327 km or 203 mi	Suwalki	$1016
330 km or 205 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
335 km or 208 mi	Kaliningrad	$741
339 km or 211 mi	Raseborg	$1441
347 km or 215 mi	Sillamae	$952
353 km or 219 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
357 km or 222 mi	Visby	$1273
361 km or 225 mi	Narva	$953
362 km or 225 mi	Helsinki	$1816
364 km or 226 mi	Espoo	$1879
365 km or 227 mi	Grodno	$385
365 km or 227 mi	Elk	$1025
367 km or 228 mi	Lohja	$1220