Riga vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1169
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2907
$1864
🏠 One person rent
$568
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$964
$595
🍽️ Food expenses
$392
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$84
$53.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1324
$701
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
61
43
😀 Quality of life
79
63
🏙️ Population
605K
527K

The cost of living in Riga is 49% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 4672nd and 6502nd ($1169 vs $785) 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 1.1 months in Riga compared to 0.9 months in Skopje. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 580th and 4654th among best cities to live in the world.

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Riga Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.53
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.97
$5.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$2.17
 Cappuccino
$3.71
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.56
$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$510
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$922
$577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$87.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.2
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2784
$2272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1763
$1578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.67
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.5
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$6.09
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.86
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$8.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$8.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.61
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.51
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.08
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.37
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.3
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$6.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46
$26.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.4
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$547
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13962
$4291

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$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
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$589
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$641
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$549
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$571
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$545
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$595
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$661
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$685
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$645
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$521
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$529
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$610
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1053
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$676
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$712
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$692
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1086
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$743
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$936
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1086
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$852
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1046
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$792
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1072
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$943
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1043
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1050
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$787
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1045
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1035
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1076
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$808
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1036
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1059
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1043
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$989
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$657
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$895
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1191