Riga vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1248
$2082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3118
$4816
🏠 One person rent
$588
$1184
🏘️ Family rent
$989
$2040
🍽️ Food expenses
$449
$543
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.3
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1623
$2197
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
59
91
😀 Quality of life
81
91
🏙️ Population
595K
2.75M

The cost of living in Riga is 40% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 4678th and 1819th ($1248 vs $2082) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Latvia and Italy, respectively. Check Latvia vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Riga compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 668th and 179th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riga vs Rome

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Riga Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.5
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.9
$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.55
$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.82
$6.22
☕ Cappuccino
$3.96
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$558
$1430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$899
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$984
$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$243
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.8
$31.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.55%
3.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3224
$9165
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2056
$3801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.79
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36
$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.82
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.57
$5.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.56
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.94
$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.97
$7.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.13
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.47
$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.22
$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.9
$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.4
$117
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.5
$88.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.1
$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$528
$569
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17597
$12431

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1423
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1027
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$908
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$944
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$912
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$1001
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$903
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$1012
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$994
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1214
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1230
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1083
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$1003
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$952
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1060
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$853
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$890
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1232
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1279
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1106
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1461
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$947
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$720
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1683
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$907
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1448
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1021
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1133
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$919
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1606
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1111
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1579
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1108
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1990
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2062
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$399
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1184
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1406

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Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$1200
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1814
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1702
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1500
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1435
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1419
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1405
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1675
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1441
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1385
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1128
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1180
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1165
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1353
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1502
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1376
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1322
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1240
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1404
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1495
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1187
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1227
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1203
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1437
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1275
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1431
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1332
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1432
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1426
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1686
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1083
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1456
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1615
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1450
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1312
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1505
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1233
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1391
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1718
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1358