Minsk vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$715
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1821
$2900
🏠 One person rent
$348
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$630
$958
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.8
$83.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$637
$1314
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
62
61
😀 Quality of life
67
79
🏙️ Population
1.99M
605K

The cost of living in Minsk is 39% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 6838th and 4675th ($715 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Belarus and Latvia, respectively. Check Belarus vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Minsk compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 3793rd and 580th among best cities to live in the world.

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Minsk Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.18
$9.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$7.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$5.18
☕ Cappuccino
$1.68
$3.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$508
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$333
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$784
$926
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$511
$592
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.2
$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.6
$281
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.5%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1938
$2794
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1197
$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.7
$34.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.58
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.18
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$7.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.69
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$3.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.62
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$5.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.56
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$5.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.5
$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.61
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.85
$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.4
$78.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$301
$542
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10328
$13860

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$564
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$516
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$437
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1340
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$464
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$952
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$299
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$435
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$898
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$867
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$390
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$856
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1188
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$470
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$888
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$901
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$815
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1061
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1004
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$460
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$947
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$529
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1049
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$997
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1114
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$422
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$917
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1112
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$416
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$486
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$856
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$933
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1169
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1042
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$531
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1118
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1379
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$892
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$1040
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$799

Cities near Riga

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1379
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1112
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$856
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$892
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$947
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$997
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$1040
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$901
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$921
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1103
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1153
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$969
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$952
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$898
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1029
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$815
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$856
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1125
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1188
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1020
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1340
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$888
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$440
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1444
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$867
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1279
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$971
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1061
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$989
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$578
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1527
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$977
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1606
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1356
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$846
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1930
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2020
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$390
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1049
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1367