Riga vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1169
$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2907
$4999
🏠 One person rent
$568
$1371
🏘️ Family rent
$964
$2182
🍽️ Food expenses
$392
$539
🚐 Transport expenses
$84
$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1324
$3835
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
61
94
😀 Quality of life
79
94
🏙️ Population
605K
664K

The cost of living in Riga is 47% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 4672nd and 1336th ($1169 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Latvia and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Latvia vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Riga compared to 1.7 months in Rotterdam. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 580th and 51st among best cities to live in the world.

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Riga Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.53
$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$68.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.97
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$6.41
 Cappuccino
$3.71
$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.56
$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$510
$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$1112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$922
$2175
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$1840
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.2
$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
3.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2784
$5393
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1763
$3725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.67
$4.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.5
$83.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$22.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.86
$5.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$3.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.61
$6.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.51
$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.08
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.37
$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.3
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46
$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.4
$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$547
$1741
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13962
$10888

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2034
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$1991
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2053
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2094
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$1987
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2010
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2228
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2039
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$1813
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$1750
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$1920
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2184
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1951
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$2246
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2373
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$1985
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2375
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$1865
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$2859
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2180
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2170
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1559
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2046
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1953
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1968
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2072
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2076
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2064
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1916
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1421
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$1975
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1762
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$1831
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1709
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1782
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$1921
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1611
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2017
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1442
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1592