Nicosia vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nicosia Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1492
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3475
$3163
🏠 One person rent
$807
$592
🏘️ Family rent
$1368
$1001
🍽️ Food expenses
$482
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$64
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1894
$1555
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
72
59
😀 Quality of life
83
80
🏙️ Population
56.8K
595K

The cost of living in Nicosia is 19% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 4020th and 4631st ($1492 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Cyprus and Latvia, respectively. Check Cyprus vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Nicosia compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Nicosia ranked 2nd best city to live in Cyprus vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 509th and 657th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nicosia vs Riga

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Nicosia Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.2
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.1
$56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.24
$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.62
$5.81
☕ Cappuccino
$3.73
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.84
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$713
$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$604
$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1270
$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1067
$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$228
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.7
$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.75%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3208
$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2334
$2218
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.79
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.6
$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.7
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.7
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.95
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.7
$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.52
$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$6.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.94
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.13
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.8
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$109
$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9567
$18197

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$1237
32 km or 20 mi Aradippou
$1220
37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
$1440
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$1353
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$1382
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2086
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$1923
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1782
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$641
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$676
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$836
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$446
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$425
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$740
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$841
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1441
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$1204
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$597
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$927
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$678
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$756
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$700
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$1093
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$594
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$565
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$2069
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1873
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$2153
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$2164
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$598
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1891
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$2089
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$2095
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$2113
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$559
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$441
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$994
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$2008
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$2047

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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