Riga vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Riga	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1135	$1697
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2798	$4149
🏠 One person rent	$549	$891
🏘️ Family rent	$919	$1673
🍽️ Food expenses	$385	$485
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.4	$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1220	$1795
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	61	92
😀 Quality of life	79	87
🏙️ Population	606K	2.87M

The cost of living in Riga is 33% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 4604th and 2685th ($1135 vs $1697) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Latvia and Italy, respectively. Check Latvia vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 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 535th and 230th 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	$9.68	$14.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.8	$60.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.58	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.97	$5.43
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.65	$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$485	$1043
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$314	$645
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$885	$2193
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$549	$1248
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$184	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$286	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.7	$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.14%	4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2627	$7657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1636	$3688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.61	$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.3	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.78	$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.84	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.28	$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$2.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.71	$4.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5	$6.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$9.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.4	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.04	$2.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.5	$59.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.7	$105
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$77.5	$69.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.1	$80.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$464	$509
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13518	$9800

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Cities near Riga

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Jurmala	$1362
34 km or 21 mi	Ogre	$1088
40 km or 25 mi	Jelgava	$827
103 km or 64 mi	Valmiera	$860
118 km or 74 mi	Jekabpils	$927
123 km or 77 mi	Siauliai	$827
129 km or 80 mi	Mazeikiai	$985
137 km or 85 mi	Panevezys	$877
161 km or 100 mi	Ventspils	$893
161 km or 100 mi	Parnu	$982
174 km or 108 mi	Kuressaare	$1080
181 km or 112 mi	Viljandi	$909
186 km or 115 mi	Utena	$928
190 km or 118 mi	Daugavpils	$864
195 km or 121 mi	Liepaja	$976
203 km or 126 mi	Rezekne	$831
209 km or 130 mi	Jonava	$835
223 km or 138 mi	Tartu	$1163
228 km or 142 mi	Kaunas	$1080
229 km or 142 mi	Klaipeda	$981
262 km or 163 mi	Vilnius	$1303
270 km or 168 mi	Marijampole	$922
271 km or 168 mi	Pskov	$461
279 km or 174 mi	Tallinn	$1335
283 km or 176 mi	Alytus	$850
286 km or 178 mi	Maardu	$1194
298 km or 185 mi	Rakvere	$920
327 km or 203 mi	Suwalki	$1028
330 km or 205 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$933
335 km or 208 mi	Kaliningrad	$622
339 km or 211 mi	Raseborg	$1438
347 km or 215 mi	Sillamae	$906
353 km or 219 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1519
357 km or 222 mi	Visby	$1345
361 km or 225 mi	Narva	$814
362 km or 225 mi	Helsinki	$1825
364 km or 226 mi	Espoo	$1907
365 km or 227 mi	Grodno	$385
365 km or 227 mi	Elk	$1013
367 km or 228 mi	Lohja	$1257

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$916
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1604
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1351
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1425
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1363
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1049
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1698
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1261
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1332
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1024
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1011
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1104
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$964
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1339
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1092
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1067
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1056
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1166
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1324
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1066
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1294
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1298
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1231
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1173
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1285
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1321
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1328
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1280
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1516
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1151
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1231
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1337
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1293
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1230
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1347
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1065
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1090
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1527
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1229