Riga vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1254
$1972
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3163
$4629
🏠 One person rent
$592
$1099
🏘️ Family rent
$1001
$1926
🍽️ Food expenses
$454
$525
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.7
$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1555
$2041
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
59
91
😀 Quality of life
80
91
🏙️ Population
595K
2.75M

The cost of living in Riga is 36% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 4631st and 2104th ($1254 vs $1972) 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 1.2 months in Riga compared to 1 months in Rome. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 657th and 134th 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
$13.8
$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56
$63.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.15
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.81
$6.2
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.69
$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$564
$1246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$861
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1006
$2194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$1571
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$245
$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.4
$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.56%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3243
$8628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2218
$3484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35
$40.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$19.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.91
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$5.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.49
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.07
$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.74
$6.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.76
$7.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.2
$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.55
$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.8
$107
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.8
$83.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.7
$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$607
$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18197
$14156

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$1179
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1779
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1707
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1512
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1425
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1417
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1400
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1683
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1436
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1367
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1128
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1166
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1173
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1322
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1474
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1421
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1316
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1212
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1383
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1473
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1296
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1217
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1215
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1395
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1240
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1407
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1346
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1429
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1385
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1645
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1048
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1480
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1570
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1413
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1305
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1476
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1201
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1431
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1685
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1330