Milan vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Milan Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2146
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5367
$2907
🏠 One person rent
$1194
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$2348
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$586
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$189
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2119
$1324
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
99
61
😀 Quality of life
86
79
🏙️ Population
1.35M
605K

The cost of living in Milan is 84% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 1476th and 4672nd ($2146 vs $1169) 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 1.1 months in Riga. Milan ranked 2nd best city to live in Italy vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 305th and 580th 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
$19.7
$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.6
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.4
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.85
$5.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.18
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.2
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1387
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2947
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1881
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.76%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9597
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4901
$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.46
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.66
$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.3
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.22
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.83
$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.03
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.61
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.1
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$111
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$836
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14475
$13962

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Cities near Milan

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1616
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1613
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1557
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1559
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1333
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1478
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1724
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1633
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1449
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1697
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1420
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1262
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1444
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1391
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1470
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1553
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1494
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1248
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2763
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1380
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1305
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1396
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1456
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$3009
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1164
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1200
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1478
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1498
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1502
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1409
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1543
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1570
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1394
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1364
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2197
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1425
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1428
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1280
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1605
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1573

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