Riga vs Tallinn - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Riga | Tallinn | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Riga is 15% less expensive than in Tallinn. Cities ranked 4604th and 4073rd ($1135 vs $1335) 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 1.3 months in Tallinn. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Tallinn ranked 1st in Estonia, while ranked 535th and 271st among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Riga vs Tallinn
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| Riga | Tallinn | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 21 km or 13 mi |  Jurmala | |
| 34 km or 21 mi | Ogre | |
| 40 km or 25 mi | Jelgava | |
| 103 km or 64 mi | Valmiera | |
| 118 km or 74 mi | Jekabpils | |
| 123 km or 77 mi |  Siauliai | |
| 129 km or 80 mi | Mazeikiai | |
| 137 km or 85 mi | Panevezys | |
| 161 km or 100 mi | Ventspils | |
| 161 km or 100 mi |  Parnu | |
| 174 km or 108 mi | Kuressaare | |
| 181 km or 112 mi | Viljandi | |
| 186 km or 115 mi | Utena | |
| 190 km or 118 mi | Daugavpils | |
| 195 km or 121 mi | Liepaja | |
| 203 km or 126 mi | Rezekne | |
| 209 km or 130 mi | Jonava | |
| 223 km or 138 mi | Tartu | |
| 228 km or 142 mi | Kaunas | |
| 229 km or 142 mi | Klaipeda | |
| 262 km or 163 mi | Vilnius | |
| 270 km or 168 mi | Marijampole | |
| 271 km or 168 mi |  Pskov | |
| 279 km or 174 mi | Tallinn | |
| 283 km or 176 mi | Alytus | |
| 286 km or 178 mi | Maardu | |
| 298 km or 185 mi | Rakvere | |
| 327 km or 203 mi |  Suwalki | |
| 330 km or 205 mi | Kohtla-Jarve | |
| 335 km or 208 mi | Kaliningrad | |
| 339 km or 211 mi |  Raseborg | |
| 347 km or 215 mi | Sillamae | |
| 353 km or 219 mi | Kirkkonummi | |
| 357 km or 222 mi |  Visby | |
| 361 km or 225 mi | Narva | |
| 362 km or 225 mi | Helsinki | |
| 364 km or 226 mi | Espoo | |
| 365 km or 227 mi |  Grodno | |
| 365 km or 227 mi | Elk | |
| 367 km or 228 mi | Lohja |
Cities near Tallinn
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 16 km or 9.9 mi | Maardu | |
| 78 km or 48 mi | Kirkkonummi | |
| 83 km or 51 mi | Helsinki | |
| 86 km or 53 mi | Espoo | |
| 92 km or 57 mi | Rakvere | |
| 95 km or 59 mi | Raseborg | |
| 97 km or 60 mi | Vantaa | |
| 98 km or 61 mi | Lohja | |
| 109 km or 67 mi | Tuusula | |
| 109 km or 68 mi | Kerava | |
| 115 km or 71 mi | Nurmijarvi | |
| 117 km or 72 mi | Jarvenpaa | |
| 118 km or 73 mi | Parnu | |
| 118 km or 73 mi | Porvoo | |
| 129 km or 80 mi | Viljandi | |
| 133 km or 83 mi | Hyvinkaa | |
| 138 km or 86 mi | Salo | |
| 144 km or 89 mi | Kohtla-Jarve | |
| 144 km or 90 mi | Riihimaki | |
| 163 km or 102 mi | Tartu | |
| 168 km or 104 mi | Kotka | |
| 171 km or 106 mi | Kaarina | |
| 171 km or 107 mi | Sillamae | |
| 175 km or 108 mi | Hameenlinna | |
| 178 km or 111 mi | Turku | |
| 179 km or 111 mi | Lahti | |
| 185 km or 115 mi | Raisio | |
| 185 km or 115 mi | Kuressaare | |
| 186 km or 115 mi | Hamina | |
| 193 km or 120 mi | Kouvola | |
| 196 km or 122 mi | Narva | |
| 207 km or 129 mi | Valkeakoski | |
| 215 km or 133 mi | Valmiera | |
| 235 km or 146 mi | Sastamala | |
| 235 km or 146 mi | Tampere | |
| 237 km or 147 mi | Nokia | |
| 243 km or 151 mi | Ylojarvi | |
| 259 km or 161 mi | Rauma | |
| 262 km or 163 mi | Lappeenranta | |
| 271 km or 168 mi | Jamsa |