Riga vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1254
$880
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3163
$2082
🏠 One person rent
$592
$420
🏘️ Family rent
$1001
$665
🍽️ Food expenses
$454
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.7
$50.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1555
$896
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
59
45
😀 Quality of life
80
68
🏙️ Population
595K
423K

The cost of living in Riga is 42% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 4631st and 6377th ($1254 vs $880) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Latvia and North Macedonia, respectively. Check Latvia vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Riga compared to 1 months in Skopje. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 657th and 4420th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riga vs Skopje

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Riga Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.8
$8.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.15
$6.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.81
$2.67
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.69
$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$564
$371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1006
$655
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$90.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$245
$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.4
$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.56%
4.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3243
$2755
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2218
$1804
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35
$28.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$6.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.91
$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$9.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.49
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.07
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.74
$7.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.76
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.2
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.55
$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$6.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.8
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.8
$83.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.7
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$607
$381
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18197
$5403

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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
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$675
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$770
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$587
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$620
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$591
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$610
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$718
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$663
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$738
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$581
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$702
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$709
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1092
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$687
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$731
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$832
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1264
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$830
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$1030
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1125
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$849
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1093
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$891
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1194
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$859
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1386
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1030
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$918
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1047
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1053
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1119
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$772
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1048
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1078
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1285
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1107
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$1039
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$727
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$930
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1207