Prague vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Prague Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1899
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4415
$3163
🏠 One person rent
$1182
$592
🏘️ Family rent
$1957
$1001
🍽️ Food expenses
$451
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2366
$1555
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
93
59
😀 Quality of life
89
80
🏙️ Population
1.4M
595K

The cost of living in Prague is 51% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 2377th and 4631st ($1899 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the Czech Republic and Latvia, respectively. Check the Czech Republic vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Prague compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Prague ranked 1st best city to live in the Czech Republic vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 244th and 657th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Prague vs Riga

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Prague Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.6
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.1
$56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.01
$5.81
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.02
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1089
$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1964
$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1546
$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$304
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.72%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10118
$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7415
$2218
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.87
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.4
$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.84
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.58
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.21
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.73
$6.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.9
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.71
$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.6
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.1
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.7
$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1075
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19039
$18197

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Cities near Prague

Distance City Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1696
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1685
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1661
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1402
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1195
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1115
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1276
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1875
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1332
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$1141
72 km or 45 mi Most
$1094
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$1006
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1107
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1216
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1517
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1174
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1397
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1250
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1174
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1112
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1460
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$1258
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1259
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1280
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$1412
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1256
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1424
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1289
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$1218
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$1108
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1438
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1412
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1448
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$956
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1316
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1503
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1278
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1410
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1467
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1340

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