Minsk vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$717
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1821
$2907
🏠 One person rent
$350
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$629
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.8
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$641
$1324
😷 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 6834th and 4672nd ($717 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 3775th and 580th among best cities to live in the world.

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Minsk Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.19
$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.7
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$5.18
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$787
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$510
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.54%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1923
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1217
$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.6
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.6
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.78
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.59
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.57
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.69
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.57
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.84
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$302
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10290
$13962

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$563
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$516
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$437
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1341
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$467
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$950
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$298
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$437
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$899
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$871
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$390
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$856
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1191
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$469
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$886
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$902
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$817
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1061
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1002
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$461
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$946
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$527
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1057
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$999
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1113
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$422
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$916
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1111
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$418
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$487
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$856
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$931
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1169
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1042
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$529
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1118
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1377
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$893
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$795

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