Riga vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1169
$816
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2907
$2034
🏠 One person rent
$568
$460
🏘️ Family rent
$964
$870
🍽️ Food expenses
$392
$225
🚐 Transport expenses
$84
$45.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1324
$501
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
61
45
😀 Quality of life
79
54
🏙️ Population
605K
2.96M

The cost of living in Riga is 43% more expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 4672nd and 6377th ($1169 vs $816) 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 1.1 months in Riga compared to 0.6 months in Tashkent. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Tashkent ranked 1st in Uzbekistan, while ranked 580th and 5908th among best cities to live in the world.

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Riga Tashkent
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.53
$5.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$27.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.97
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.56
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$510
$593
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$922
$1231
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$715
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$25.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$39.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.2
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
22.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2784
$1629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1763
$913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.67
$0.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.5
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.86
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$8.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.61
$5.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.51
$2.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.08
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.37
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.3
$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$4.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46
$23.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$9.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.4
$52.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$547
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13962
$9093

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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 Tashkent

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Chirchiq
$429
87 km or 54 mi Istiklol
$660
115 km or 71 mi Shymkent
$596
117 km or 73 mi Khujand
$658
123 km or 77 mi Buston
$671
127 km or 79 mi Ghafurov
$666
149 km or 92 mi Konibodom
$663
156 km or 97 mi Istaravshan
$667
178 km or 110 mi Jizzakh
$468
204 km or 127 mi Namangan
$527
226 km or 140 mi Margilan
$473
235 km or 146 mi Fergana
$469
238 km or 148 mi Turkistan
$532
244 km or 152 mi Panjakent
$664
247 km or 153 mi Taraz
$461
254 km or 158 mi Kentau
$519
267 km or 166 mi Andijan
$419
267 km or 166 mi Samarkand
$530
280 km or 174 mi Talas
$653
306 km or 190 mi Dushanbe
$672
308 km or 191 mi Osh
$567
313 km or 195 mi Toktogul
$645
314 km or 195 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
322 km or 200 mi Tursunzoda
$655
387 km or 241 mi Qurghonteppa
$659
400 km or 249 mi Qarshi
$435
443 km or 275 mi Bukhara
$452
471 km or 292 mi Bishkek
$710
493 km or 306 mi Kant
$681
499 km or 310 mi Kyzylorda
$533
510 km or 317 mi Kunduz
$467
526 km or 327 mi Tokmok
$673
542 km or 337 mi Turkmenabat
$1554
544 km or 338 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
562 km or 349 mi Naryn
$661
597 km or 371 mi Puli Khumri
$457
598 km or 372 mi Sheberghan
$450
605 km or 376 mi Kashgar
$654
610 km or 379 mi Artux
$639
641 km or 398 mi Kaskelen
$838