Riga vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1248
$2524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3118
$5606
🏠 One person rent
$588
$1416
🏘️ Family rent
$989
$2368
🍽️ Food expenses
$449
$670
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.3
$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1623
$3839
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
59
95
😀 Quality of life
81
95
🏙️ Population
595K
985K

The cost of living in Riga is 51% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 4678th and 849th ($1248 vs $2524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Latvia and Sweden, respectively. Check Latvia vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Riga compared to 1.5 months in Stockholm. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 668th and 23rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riga vs Stockholm

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Riga Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.5
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.9
$98.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.55
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.82
$8.23
 Cappuccino
$3.96
$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$3.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$558
$1704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$1084
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$984
$2705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$1909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$243
$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.8
$40
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.55%
3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3224
$12627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2056
$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.79
$4.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36
$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.82
$28.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$3.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$3.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.57
$5.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.56
$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$22.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$3.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$3.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.94
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.97
$8.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.13
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.47
$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.22
$3.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.9
$51
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.4
$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$36.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.5
$115
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.1
$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$528
$178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17597
$17693

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Cities near Riga

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$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

Cities near Stockholm

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi Solna
$2118
5.2 km or 3.3 mi Lidingo
$1214
13 km or 7.9 mi Taby
$1853
16 km or 9.9 mi Sollentuna
$2065
21 km or 13 mi Tumba
$1827
21 km or 13 mi Akersberga
$1840
31 km or 19 mi Sodertalje
$1914
35 km or 22 mi Marsta
$1702
35 km or 22 mi Sigtuna
$1741
63 km or 39 mi Uppsala
$1831
87 km or 54 mi Nykoping
$1651
92 km or 57 mi Eskilstuna
$1547
92 km or 57 mi Vasteras
$1603
105 km or 65 mi Sala
$1398
138 km or 86 mi Norrkoping
$1337
158 km or 98 mi Gavle
$1423
163 km or 101 mi Orebro
$1311
174 km or 108 mi Linkoping
$1631
185 km or 115 mi Ludvika
$1397
190 km or 118 mi Visby
$1579
195 km or 121 mi Borlange
$1370
195 km or 121 mi Falun
$1884
253 km or 157 mi Mariestad
$1594
258 km or 161 mi Karlstad
$1562
262 km or 163 mi Raisio
$1567
264 km or 164 mi Skovde
$1656
265 km or 165 mi Turku
$1597
268 km or 167 mi Kaarina
$1568
271 km or 168 mi Mora
$1691
274 km or 170 mi Vetlanda
$1641
275 km or 171 mi Rauma
$1383
281 km or 175 mi Kuressaare
$1230
284 km or 177 mi Jonkoping
$1581
297 km or 184 mi Ventspils
$994
306 km or 190 mi Salo
$1583
310 km or 193 mi Raseborg
$1606
312 km or 194 mi Arvika
$1481
313 km or 195 mi Kalmar
$1701
315 km or 196 mi Pori
$1375
332 km or 206 mi Vaxjo
$1516