Riga vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1248
$1329
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3118
$3277
🏠 One person rent
$588
$682
🏘️ Family rent
$989
$1187
🍽️ Food expenses
$449
$435
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.3
$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1623
$1229
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
59
71
😀 Quality of life
81
78
🏙️ Population
595K
1.21M

The cost of living in Riga is 6% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 4678th and 4516th ($1248 vs $1329) 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 1.3 months in Riga compared to 0.9 months in Sofia. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 668th and 995th 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
$13.5
$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.9
$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.55
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.82
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.96
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$558
$702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$541
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$984
$1253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$95
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$243
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.8
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.55%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3224
$4234
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2056
$2831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.79
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36
$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.82
$9.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.57
$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.56
$8.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.94
$7.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.97
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.13
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.47
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.22
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.9
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.4
$45
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.5
$81.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.1
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$528
$698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17597
$11223

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$1423
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1027
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$908
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$944
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$912
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$1001
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$903
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$1012
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$994
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1214
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1230
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1083
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$1003
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$952
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1060
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$853
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$890
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1232
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1279
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1106
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1461
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$947
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$720
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1683
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$907
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1448
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1021
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1133
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$919
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1606
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1111
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1579
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1108
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1990
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2062
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$399
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1184
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1406

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$713
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$763
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$717
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$871
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$787
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$704
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$878
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$857
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$617
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$680
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$683
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$733
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$705
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$665
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$593
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$887
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$694
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$619
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1108
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$1002
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$983
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$716
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$759
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$571
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$708
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$769
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$609
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$695
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$1031
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$724
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1069
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$759
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1122
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1272
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$851
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$948
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$607
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1041
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$678
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$784