Minsk vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$924
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2352
$3163
🏠 One person rent
$455
$592
🏘️ Family rent
$813
$1001
🍽️ Food expenses
$324
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$62
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$692
$1555
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
59
59
😀 Quality of life
68
80
🏙️ Population
2M
595K

The cost of living in Minsk is 26% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 6121st and 4631st ($924 vs $1254) 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 0.7 months in Minsk compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 4446th and 657th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minsk vs Riga

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Minsk Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.8
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.4
$56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.32
$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$5.81
☕ Cappuccino
$2.23
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$562
$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1020
$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.6
$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.41%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2491
$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$2218
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.9
$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.21
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.16
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.45
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.98
$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.62
$6.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.21
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.6
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.97
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.46
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.6
$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$406
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14758
$18197

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$676
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$608
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$477
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1434
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$669
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$974
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$355
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$527
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$938
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$881
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$445
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$859
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1258
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$589
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$928
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$982
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$835
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1114
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1229
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$629
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$895
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$669
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1170
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$964
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1078
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$479
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1060
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1000
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$397
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$543
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$893
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1023
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1254
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1165
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$591
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1205
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1374
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$938
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$860
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$853

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