Nicosia vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nicosia Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1352
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3249
$2907
🏠 One person rent
$701
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$1285
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$434
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.2
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1689
$1324
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
69
61
😀 Quality of life
81
79
🏙️ Population
330K
605K

The cost of living in Nicosia is 16% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 4220th and 4672nd ($1352 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in Cyprus and Latvia, respectively. Check Cyprus vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Nicosia compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Nicosia ranked 1st best city to live in Cyprus vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 469th and 580th among best cities to live in the world.

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Nicosia Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12
$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.6
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.85
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$5.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.73
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$631
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$506
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1228
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.2
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2667
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1828
$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.71
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.7
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.59
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.89
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.82
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.21
$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.82
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.96
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.66
$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.85
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.81
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.86
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.9
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.7
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.2
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$408
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7504
$13962

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$1216
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37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
$1559
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$1331
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$1150
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2130
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$1832
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1528
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$627
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$835
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$789
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$427
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$536
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$689
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$708
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1165
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$948
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$510
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$767
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$618
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$705
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$545
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$857
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$450
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$596
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$1565
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1451
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$576
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1582
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$516
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$450
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$963
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$1579
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591

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$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