Riga vs Tallinn - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Tallinn
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1169
$1447
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2907
$3442
🏠 One person rent
$568
$758
🏘️ Family rent
$964
$1325
🍽️ Food expenses
$392
$469
🚐 Transport expenses
$84
$75.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1324
$1738
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
61
56
😀 Quality of life
79
86
🏙️ Population
605K
458K

The cost of living in Riga is 19% less expensive than in Tallinn. Cities ranked 4672nd and 3932nd ($1169 vs $1447) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Latvia and Estonia, respectively. Check Latvia vs Estonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Riga compared to 1.2 months in Tallinn. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Tallinn ranked 1st in Estonia, while ranked 580th and 323rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Riga Tallinn
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.53
$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$67.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.97
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$5.34
 Cappuccino
$3.71
$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.56
$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$510
$699
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$922
$1317
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$897
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$204
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$317
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.2
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
5.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2784
$4778
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1763
$3290
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.67
$2.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.5
$33.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$10
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.86
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$8.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.61
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.51
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.08
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.37
$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.3
$54.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46
$64.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.4
$91.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$547
$519
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13962
$7079

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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

Cities near Tallinn

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi Maardu
$1278
78 km or 48 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
83 km or 51 mi Helsinki
$1936
86 km or 53 mi Espoo
$2023
92 km or 57 mi Rakvere
$973
95 km or 59 mi Raseborg
$1525
97 km or 60 mi Vantaa
$1782
98 km or 61 mi Lohja
$1363
109 km or 67 mi Tuusula
$1570
109 km or 68 mi Kerava
$1532
115 km or 71 mi Nurmijarvi
$1562
117 km or 72 mi Jarvenpaa
$1631
118 km or 73 mi Parnu
$1102
118 km or 73 mi Porvoo
$1453
129 km or 80 mi Viljandi
$966
133 km or 83 mi Hyvinkaa
$1360
138 km or 86 mi Salo
$1571
144 km or 89 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
144 km or 90 mi Riihimaki
$1534
163 km or 102 mi Tartu
$1120
168 km or 104 mi Kotka
$1416
171 km or 106 mi Kaarina
$1546
171 km or 107 mi Sillamae
$979
175 km or 108 mi Hameenlinna
$1431
178 km or 111 mi Turku
$1591
179 km or 111 mi Lahti
$1453
185 km or 115 mi Raisio
$1544
185 km or 115 mi Kuressaare
$1151
186 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1439
193 km or 120 mi Kouvola
$1447
196 km or 122 mi Narva
$846
207 km or 129 mi Valkeakoski
$1584
215 km or 133 mi Valmiera
$893
235 km or 146 mi Sastamala
$1469
235 km or 146 mi Tampere
$1527
237 km or 147 mi Nokia
$1499
243 km or 151 mi Ylojarvi
$1496
259 km or 161 mi Rauma
$1331
262 km or 163 mi Lappeenranta
$1378
271 km or 168 mi Jamsa
$1467