Milan vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Milan Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2022
$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5010
$2787
🏠 One person rent
$1119
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$2148
$924
🍽️ Food expenses
$553
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$75.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2069
$1303
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
98
61
😀 Quality of life
86
79
🏙️ Population
1.35M
605K

The cost of living in Milan is 82% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 1772nd and 4764th ($2022 vs $1113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Italy and Latvia, respectively. Check Italy vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Milan compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Milan ranked 2nd best city to live in Italy vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 341st and 596th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milan vs Riga

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Milan Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.3
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.2
$51.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$7.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.55
$5.24
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$891
$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2706
$915
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1745
$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.6
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.37%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9154
$2774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4766
$1723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.33
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.8
$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.1
$8.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.87
$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.39
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.19
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.65
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.3
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.23
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.83
$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.41
$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.9
$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.3
$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$790
$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14604
$13840

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MilanRiga

Cost of living

$349

$907

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1576
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1586
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1503
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1592
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1228
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1506
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1503
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1496
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1271
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1634
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1365
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1157
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1450
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1321
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1422
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1389
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1334
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1202
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2507
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1401
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1240
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1293
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1410
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$2853
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1162
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1209
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1403
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1470
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1424
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1405
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1512
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1459
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1323
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1474
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2344
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1348
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1400
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1203
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1509
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1506

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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