Nicosia vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nicosia	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1302	$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3166	$2787
🏠 One person rent	$678	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$1282	$924
🍽️ Food expenses	$414	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$90	$75.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1519	$1303
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	70	61
😀 Quality of life	81	79
🏙️ Population	330K	605K

The cost of living in Nicosia is 17% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 4211th and 4764th ($1302 vs $1113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 1.2 months in Riga. Nicosia ranked 1st best city to live in Cyprus vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 494th and 596th 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	$11.6	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.7	$51.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.78	$7.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.19	$5.24
☕ Cappuccino	$3.47	$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.43	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$601	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$493	$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1203	$915
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1007	$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.3	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.6%	4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2722	$2774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1984	$1723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$51.6	$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.2	$8.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.47	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.64	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.01	$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.91	$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.26	$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.43	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.57	$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.68	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.7	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.1	$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.1	$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83	$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$416	$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6962	$13840

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Cities near Nicosia

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Dali	$1243
19 km or 12 mi	Kyrenia	$1136
32 km or 20 mi	Aradippou	$1134
37 km or 23 mi	Larnaca	$1368
54 km or 33 mi	Famagusta	$1252
58 km or 36 mi	Paralimni	$1158
63 km or 39 mi	Limassol	$1968
65 km or 41 mi	Ypsonas	$1702
96 km or 60 mi	Paphos	$1551
164 km or 102 mi	Mut	$611
196 km or 122 mi	Alanya	$745
213 km or 132 mi	Mersin	$759
224 km or 139 mi	Latakia	$386
224 km or 139 mi	Karaman	$490
238 km or 148 mi	Tarsus	$688
240 km or 149 mi	Tripoli	$776
243 km or 151 mi	Beirut	$1255
246 km or 153 mi	Jounieh	$1020
257 km or 160 mi	Samandag	$597
259 km or 161 mi	Sidon	$798
267 km or 166 mi	Eregli	$618
269 km or 167 mi	Adana	$712
271 km or 168 mi	Tyre	$573
276 km or 171 mi	Zahle	$912
276 km or 172 mi	Antakya	$598
286 km or 178 mi	Iskenderun	$578
289 km or 180 mi	Nahariya	$1616
296 km or 184 mi	Acre	$1502
297 km or 185 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1647
298 km or 185 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1709
302 km or 187 mi	Ceyhan	$575
303 km or 188 mi	Haifa	$1645
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1666
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1657
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1666
308 km or 191 mi	Idlib	$489
308 km or 191 mi	Hama	$417
308 km or 191 mi	Antalya	$928
308 km or 192 mi	Karmiel	$1531
309 km or 192 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1647

Cities near Riga

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Jurmala	$1299
34 km or 21 mi	Ogre	$933
40 km or 25 mi	Jelgava	$804
103 km or 64 mi	Valmiera	$835
118 km or 74 mi	Jekabpils	$840
123 km or 77 mi	Siauliai	$953
129 km or 80 mi	Mazeikiai	$983
137 km or 85 mi	Panevezys	$950
161 km or 100 mi	Ventspils	$869
161 km or 100 mi	Parnu	$1064
174 km or 108 mi	Kuressaare	$1064
181 km or 112 mi	Viljandi	$933
186 km or 115 mi	Utena	$936
190 km or 118 mi	Daugavpils	$843
195 km or 121 mi	Liepaja	$953
203 km or 126 mi	Rezekne	$761
209 km or 130 mi	Jonava	$847
223 km or 138 mi	Tartu	$1045
228 km or 142 mi	Kaunas	$1150
229 km or 142 mi	Klaipeda	$969
262 km or 163 mi	Vilnius	$1261
270 km or 168 mi	Marijampole	$882
271 km or 168 mi	Pskov	$467
279 km or 174 mi	Tallinn	$1414
283 km or 176 mi	Alytus	$850
286 km or 178 mi	Maardu	$1219
298 km or 185 mi	Rakvere	$899
327 km or 203 mi	Suwalki	$1016
330 km or 205 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
335 km or 208 mi	Kaliningrad	$741
339 km or 211 mi	Raseborg	$1441
347 km or 215 mi	Sillamae	$952
353 km or 219 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
357 km or 222 mi	Visby	$1273
361 km or 225 mi	Narva	$953
362 km or 225 mi	Helsinki	$1816
364 km or 226 mi	Espoo	$1879
365 km or 227 mi	Grodno	$385
365 km or 227 mi	Elk	$1025
367 km or 228 mi	Lohja	$1220