Moscow vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1021
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2666
$2798
🏠 One person rent
$542
$549
🏘️ Family rent
$1116
$919
🍽️ Food expenses
$277
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.6
$80.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1208
$1220
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
61
😀 Quality of life
73
79
🏙️ Population
12.5M
606K

The cost of living in Moscow is 10% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 5167th and 4604th ($1021 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Russia and Latvia, respectively. Check Russia vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Moscow compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 1608th and 535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Moscow vs Riga

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Moscow Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.33
$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37
$52.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$7.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$4.97
☕ Cappuccino
$2.85
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$697
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$416
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1545
$885
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$883
$549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.9
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.8
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.03
$16.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.78%
4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5342
$2627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3004
$1636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.2
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.59
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.6
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$2.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$7.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.49
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.45
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.33
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.4
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.72
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.8
$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10868
$13518

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$658
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$732
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$656
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$587
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$645
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$653
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$525
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$629
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$597
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$573
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$526
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$597
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$488
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$496
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$497
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$612
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$488
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$466
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$423
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$437
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$427
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$596
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$455
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$501
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$462
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$420
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$299
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$446
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$419
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$472
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$414
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$542
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$406
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$425
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$439
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$517

Cities near Riga

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1362
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1088
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$827
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$860
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$927
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$827
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$985
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$877
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$893
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$982
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1080
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$909
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$928
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$864
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$976
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$831
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$835
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1163
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1080
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$981
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1303
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$922
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$461
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1335
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$850
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1194
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$920
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1028
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$622
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1438
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$906
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1345
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$814
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1825
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1907
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$385
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1013
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1257