Riga vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1169
$1043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2907
$2606
🏠 One person rent
$568
$494
🏘️ Family rent
$964
$874
🍽️ Food expenses
$392
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$84
$83.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1324
$1389
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
61
69
😀 Quality of life
79
78
🏙️ Population
605K
1.4M

The cost of living in Riga is 12% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 4672nd and 5350th ($1169 vs $1043) 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 1.1 months in Riga compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 580th and 707th 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
$9.53
$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.97
$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.56
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$510
$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$922
$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.2
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2784
$3253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1763
$2109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.67
$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.5
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$7.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.86
$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.61
$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.51
$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.08
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.37
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.3
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46
$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.4
$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$547
$556
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13962
$7369

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$1377
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$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
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$712
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$876
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$610
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$943
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$706
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$684
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$770
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$743
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$571
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$589
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$640
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$634
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$529
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$589
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$549
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$785
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$661
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$595
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1043
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$912
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$744
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$693
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$793
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$521
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$661
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$641
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$545
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$631
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$947
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$663
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1055
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$668
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1086
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$692
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$737
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$624
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$985
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$685
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$668