Minsk vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Minsk | Riga | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Minsk is 33% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 6618th and 4678th ($836 vs $1248) 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 0.8 months in Minsk compared to 1.3 months in Riga. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 4692nd and 668th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 72 km or 44 mi |  Barysaw | |
| 136 km or 85 mi | Baranavichy | |
| 139 km or 86 mi | Babruysk | |
| 171 km or 107 mi |  Vilnius | |
| 182 km or 113 mi | Mogilev | |
| 218 km or 135 mi | Utena | |
| 220 km or 137 mi | Vitebsk | |
| 221 km or 137 mi | Pinsk | |
| 229 km or 142 mi |  Daugavpils | |
| 235 km or 146 mi | Alytus | |
| 247 km or 154 mi | Grodno | |
| 249 km or 155 mi | Jonava | |
| 260 km or 161 mi | Kaunas | |
| 280 km or 174 mi | Gomel | |
| 283 km or 176 mi | Marijampole | |
| 288 km or 179 mi | Panevezys | |
| 290 km or 180 mi | Rezekne | |
| 303 km or 188 mi |  Suwalki | |
| 303 km or 189 mi | Bialystok | |
| 307 km or 191 mi |  Smolensk | |
| 308 km or 191 mi | Jekabpils | |
| 330 km or 205 mi | Brest | |
| 342 km or 212 mi | Elk | |
| 353 km or 219 mi | Siauliai | |
| 363 km or 226 mi | Biala Podlaska | |
| 367 km or 228 mi |  Chernihiv | |
| 371 km or 231 mi | Lomza | |
| 374 km or 232 mi | Ogre | |
| 376 km or 233 mi | Rivne | |
| 382 km or 238 mi | Lutsk | |
| 390 km or 243 mi | Jelgava | |
| 401 km or 249 mi | Siedlce | |
| 403 km or 250 mi | Riga | |
| 406 km or 252 mi | Ostroleka | |
| 412 km or 256 mi | Zhytomyr | |
| 413 km or 257 mi | Chelm | |
| 416 km or 259 mi | Jurmala | |
| 426 km or 265 mi | Valmiera | |
| 427 km or 265 mi | Mazeikiai | |
| 434 km or 269 mi | Kyiv |
Cities near Riga
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 21 km or 13 mi | Jurmala | |
| 34 km or 21 mi | Ogre | |
| 40 km or 25 mi | Jelgava | |
| 103 km or 64 mi | Valmiera | |
| 118 km or 74 mi | Jekabpils | |
| 123 km or 77 mi | Siauliai | |
| 129 km or 80 mi | Mazeikiai | |
| 137 km or 85 mi | Panevezys | |
| 161 km or 100 mi | Ventspils | |
| 161 km or 100 mi |  Parnu | |
| 174 km or 108 mi | Kuressaare | |
| 181 km or 112 mi | Viljandi | |
| 186 km or 115 mi | Utena | |
| 190 km or 118 mi | Daugavpils | |
| 195 km or 121 mi | Liepaja | |
| 203 km or 126 mi | Rezekne | |
| 209 km or 130 mi | Jonava | |
| 223 km or 138 mi | Tartu | |
| 228 km or 142 mi | Kaunas | |
| 229 km or 142 mi | Klaipeda | |
| 262 km or 163 mi | Vilnius | |
| 270 km or 168 mi | Marijampole | |
| 271 km or 168 mi | Pskov | |
| 279 km or 174 mi | Tallinn | |
| 283 km or 176 mi | Alytus | |
| 286 km or 178 mi | Maardu | |
| 298 km or 185 mi | Rakvere | |
| 327 km or 203 mi | Suwalki | |
| 330 km or 205 mi | Kohtla-Jarve | |
| 335 km or 208 mi | Kaliningrad | |
| 339 km or 211 mi |  Raseborg | |
| 347 km or 215 mi | Sillamae | |
| 353 km or 219 mi | Kirkkonummi | |
| 357 km or 222 mi |  Visby | |
| 361 km or 225 mi | Narva | |
| 362 km or 225 mi | Helsinki | |
| 364 km or 226 mi | Espoo | |
| 365 km or 227 mi | Grodno | |
| 365 km or 227 mi | Elk | |
| 367 km or 228 mi | Lohja |