Riga vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Riga	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1113	$2359
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2787	$5397
🏠 One person rent	$532	$1479
🏘️ Family rent	$924	$2435
🍽️ Food expenses	$390	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.5	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1303	$3493
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	61	94
😀 Quality of life	79	93
🏙️ Population	605K	664K

The cost of living in Riga is 53% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 4764th and 1038th ($1113 vs $2359) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Latvia and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Latvia vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Riga compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 596th and 68th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riga vs Rotterdam

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	Riga	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.7	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.6	$83.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.59	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.24	$6.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.47	$3.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$1509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$1241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$915	$2680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$586	$2049
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$255	$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.4	$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.56%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2774	$5415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1723	$3934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$4.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33	$98.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.97	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.71	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.81	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.15	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.79	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.2	$41.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.9	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.6	$78.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.5	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$488	$2027
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13840	$10730

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Cities near Riga

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Jurmala	$1299
34 km or 21 mi	Ogre	$933
40 km or 25 mi	Jelgava	$804
103 km or 64 mi	Valmiera	$835
118 km or 74 mi	Jekabpils	$840
123 km or 77 mi	Siauliai	$953
129 km or 80 mi	Mazeikiai	$983
137 km or 85 mi	Panevezys	$950
161 km or 100 mi	Ventspils	$869
161 km or 100 mi	Parnu	$1064
174 km or 108 mi	Kuressaare	$1064
181 km or 112 mi	Viljandi	$933
186 km or 115 mi	Utena	$936
190 km or 118 mi	Daugavpils	$843
195 km or 121 mi	Liepaja	$953
203 km or 126 mi	Rezekne	$761
209 km or 130 mi	Jonava	$847
223 km or 138 mi	Tartu	$1045
228 km or 142 mi	Kaunas	$1150
229 km or 142 mi	Klaipeda	$969
262 km or 163 mi	Vilnius	$1261
270 km or 168 mi	Marijampole	$882
271 km or 168 mi	Pskov	$467
279 km or 174 mi	Tallinn	$1414
283 km or 176 mi	Alytus	$850
286 km or 178 mi	Maardu	$1219
298 km or 185 mi	Rakvere	$899
327 km or 203 mi	Suwalki	$1016
330 km or 205 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
335 km or 208 mi	Kaliningrad	$741
339 km or 211 mi	Raseborg	$1441
347 km or 215 mi	Sillamae	$952
353 km or 219 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
357 km or 222 mi	Visby	$1273
361 km or 225 mi	Narva	$953
362 km or 225 mi	Helsinki	$1816
364 km or 226 mi	Espoo	$1879
365 km or 227 mi	Grodno	$385
365 km or 227 mi	Elk	$1025
367 km or 228 mi	Lohja	$1220

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1861
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2199
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2081
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1739
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2251
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2291
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2180
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1862
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2049
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2001
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$1937
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$1944
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1879
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1640
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2105
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1613
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1651
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1958
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1530
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$1917
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1318
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514