Riga vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1248
$827
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3118
$2080
🏠 One person rent
$588
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$989
$758
🍽️ Food expenses
$449
$265
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.3
$48.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1623
$322
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
59
47
😀 Quality of life
81
56
🏙️ Population
595K
2.96M

The cost of living in Riga is 51% more expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 4678th and 6652nd ($1248 vs $827) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Latvia and Uzbekistan, respectively. Check Latvia vs Uzbekistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Riga compared to 0.4 months in Tashkent. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Tashkent ranked 1st in Uzbekistan, while ranked 668th and 6254th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riga vs Tashkent

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Riga Tashkent
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.5
$5.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.9
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.55
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.82
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$3.96
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$558
$543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$341
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$984
$958
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$626
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$34.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$243
$53.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.8
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.55%
23.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3224
$1857
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2056
$997
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.79
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36
$9.83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.82
$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.57
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.56
$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.94
$6.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.97
$2.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.13
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.47
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.22
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.9
$52.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$5.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.4
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.5
$42.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.1
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$528
$309
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17597
$10127

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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 Tashkent

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Chirchiq
$736
87 km or 54 mi Istiklol
$609
115 km or 71 mi Shymkent
$562
117 km or 73 mi Khujand
$585
123 km or 77 mi Buston
$635
127 km or 79 mi Ghafurov
$590
149 km or 92 mi Konibodom
$619
156 km or 97 mi Istaravshan
$653
178 km or 110 mi Jizzakh
$553
204 km or 127 mi Namangan
$561
226 km or 140 mi Margilan
$653
235 km or 146 mi Fergana
$679
238 km or 148 mi Turkistan
$521
244 km or 152 mi Panjakent
$692
247 km or 153 mi Taraz
$477
254 km or 158 mi Kentau
$505
267 km or 166 mi Andijan
$447
267 km or 166 mi Samarkand
$484
280 km or 174 mi Talas
$533
306 km or 190 mi Dushanbe
$735
308 km or 191 mi Osh
$549
313 km or 195 mi Toktogul
$621
314 km or 195 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
322 km or 200 mi Tursunzoda
$702
387 km or 241 mi Qurghonteppa
$704
400 km or 249 mi Qarshi
$513
443 km or 275 mi Bukhara
$436
471 km or 292 mi Bishkek
$757
493 km or 306 mi Kant
$503
499 km or 310 mi Kyzylorda
$484
510 km or 317 mi Kunduz
$454
526 km or 327 mi Tokmok
$616
542 km or 337 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
544 km or 338 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
562 km or 349 mi Naryn
$580
597 km or 371 mi Puli Khumri
$429
598 km or 372 mi Sheberghan
$457
605 km or 376 mi Kashgar
$575
610 km or 379 mi Artux
$565
641 km or 398 mi Kaskelen
$866