Moscow vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1678
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4001
$3163
🏠 One person rent
$1006
$592
🏘️ Family rent
$1773
$1001
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1104
$1555
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
28 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
59
😀 Quality of life
72
80
🏙️ Population
13.3M
595K

The cost of living in Moscow is 34% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 3277th and 4631st ($1678 vs $1254) 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 0.7 months in Moscow compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 2774th and 657th 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
$11.9
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.57
$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.38
$5.81
☕ Cappuccino
$4.23
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.73
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1440
$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$743
$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2602
$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1335
$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.22
$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.51%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11458
$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4987
$2218
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.4
$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.54
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$6.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.45
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.31
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.02
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.04
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.1
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.59
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.9
$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$149
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$788
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20160
$18197

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$1084
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$1056
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$1077
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$1014
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$1055
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$1030
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$1066
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$791
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$691
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$775
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$974
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$821
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$771
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$781
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$705
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$786
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$804
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$730
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$732
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$800
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$629
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$635
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$604
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$626
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$694
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$685
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$766
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$355
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$766
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$611
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$539
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$669
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$834
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$614
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$589
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$518
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$746
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$749

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