Prague vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Prague	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1641	$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3833	$2907
🏠 One person rent	$1005	$568
🏘️ Family rent	$1751	$964
🍽️ Food expenses	$390	$392
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1865	$1324
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	92	61
😀 Quality of life	86	79
🏙️ Population	1.38M	605K

The cost of living in Prague is 40% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 3084th and 4672nd ($1641 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.1 months in Prague compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Prague ranked 1st best city to live in the Czech Republic vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 292nd and 580th 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	$9.73	$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.3	$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.88	$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.51	$5.18
☕ Cappuccino	$3.28	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.77	$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1012	$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$756	$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1872	$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1359	$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$267	$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.65%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7685	$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5446	$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.2	$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.1	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.74	$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.67	$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.79	$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.93	$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.79	$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.84	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.3	$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.8	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.1	$46
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.2	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.2	$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$723	$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12545	$13962

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Cities near Prague

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi	Smichov	$1474
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Zizkov	$1468
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Brevnov	$1451
23 km or 14 mi	Kladno	$1244
51 km or 31 mi	Mlada Boleslav	$1216
53 km or 33 mi	Pribram	$1196
54 km or 34 mi	Litomerice	$1103
56 km or 35 mi	Kolin	$1150
68 km or 42 mi	Ceska Lipa	$1130
69 km or 43 mi	Usti nad Labem	$978
72 km or 45 mi	Most	$957
75 km or 46 mi	Teplice	$929
76 km or 47 mi	Tabor	$1198
78 km or 49 mi	Decin	$1107
81 km or 50 mi	Litvinov	$1362
83 km or 52 mi	Chomutov	$1051
83 km or 52 mi	Plzen	$1185
88 km or 55 mi	Pisek	$1186
89 km or 55 mi	Liberec	$1106
89 km or 56 mi	Jablonec nad Nisou	$1035
95 km or 59 mi	Zittau	$1353
97 km or 61 mi	Pardubice	$1122
99 km or 61 mi	Strakonice	$1176
99 km or 61 mi	Havlickuv Brod	$1163
100 km or 62 mi	Chrudim	$1668
102 km or 63 mi	Hradec Kralove	$1142
103 km or 64 mi	Pirna	$1393
111 km or 69 mi	Klatovy	$1159
111 km or 69 mi	Karlovy Vary	$1024
114 km or 71 mi	Jihlava	$1016
115 km or 71 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1261
117 km or 73 mi	Freital	$1404
118 km or 73 mi	Dresden	$1462
119 km or 74 mi	Trutnov	$1195
119 km or 74 mi	Freiberg	$1215
122 km or 76 mi	Bautzen	$1377
123 km or 77 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1237
125 km or 78 mi	Radebeul	$1413
126 km or 78 mi	Gorlitz	$1364
127 km or 79 mi	Sokolov	$1141

Cities near Riga

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Jurmala	$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