Riga vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1254
$1386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3163
$3422
🏠 One person rent
$592
$707
🏘️ Family rent
$1001
$1232
🍽️ Food expenses
$454
$458
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.7
$96.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1555
$1726
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
59
71
😀 Quality of life
80
79
🏙️ Population
595K
1.21M

The cost of living in Riga is 9% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 4631st and 4339th ($1254 vs $1386) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Latvia and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Latvia vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Riga compared to 1.2 months in Sofia. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 657th and 746th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riga vs Sofia

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Riga Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.8
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56
$57.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.15
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.81
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.69
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$564
$731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$554
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1006
$1309
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$245
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.4
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.56%
2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3243
$4634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2218
$3265
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.91
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$4.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.49
$8.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.07
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.74
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.76
$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.2
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.55
$3.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.8
$44.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.8
$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.7
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$607
$728
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18197
$12236

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$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
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$731
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$749
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$709
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$859
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$775
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$705
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$900
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$830
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$620
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$675
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$673
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$732
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$702
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$662
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$587
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$880
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$718
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$610
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1107
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$988
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$953
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$733
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$762
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$581
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$692
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$770
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$591
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$653
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$1045
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$708
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1053
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$709
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1125
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1285
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$832
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$932
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$610
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1020
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$663
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$800