Riga vs Tbilisi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Tbilisi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1135
$1085
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2798
$2611
🏠 One person rent
$549
$571
🏘️ Family rent
$919
$1042
🍽️ Food expenses
$385
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.4
$57.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1220
$540
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
61
57
😀 Quality of life
79
68
🏙️ Population
606K
1.12M

The cost of living in Riga is 5% more expensive than in Tbilisi. Cities ranked 4604th and 4788th ($1135 vs $1085) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Latvia and Georgia, respectively. Check Latvia vs Georgia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Riga compared to 0.5 months in Tbilisi. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Tbilisi ranked 1st in Georgia, while ranked 535th and 3575th among best cities to live in the world.

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Riga Tbilisi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.68
$9.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.8
$36.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.58
$8.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$2.16
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.65
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$485
$707
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$458
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$885
$1366
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$549
$851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$45.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$70.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.7
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.14%
11.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2627
$1950
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1636
$1072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.61
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$7.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.78
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.84
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$8.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.71
$8.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5
$2.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.4
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.04
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3
$3.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.5
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$6.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.7
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.4
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.5
$83.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.1
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$464
$257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13518
$6292

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1362
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1088
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$827
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$860
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$927
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$827
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$985
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$877
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$893
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$982
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1080
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$909
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$928
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$864
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$976
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$831
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$835
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1163
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1080
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$981
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1303
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$922
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$461
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1335
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$850
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1194
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$920
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1028
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$622
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1438
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$906
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1345
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$814
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1825
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1907
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$385
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1013
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1257

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Marneuli
$833
23 km or 14 mi Rustavi
$645
35 km or 22 mi Gardabani
$734
68 km or 42 mi Gori
$618
102 km or 63 mi Vanadzor
$690
106 km or 66 mi Spitak
$778
108 km or 67 mi Khashuri
$750
131 km or 82 mi Gyumri
$597
148 km or 92 mi Vladikavkaz
$510
159 km or 99 mi Abovyan
$968
159 km or 99 mi Ashtarak
$691
170 km or 106 mi Ganja
$475
170 km or 106 mi Yerevan
$1187
184 km or 114 mi Armavir
$861
187 km or 116 mi Kutaisi
$732
189 km or 118 mi Kars
$521
191 km or 118 mi Masis
$990
193 km or 120 mi Grozny
$497
203 km or 126 mi Shaki
$546
209 km or 130 mi Igdir
$516
222 km or 138 mi Nalchik
$524
228 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$531
230 km or 143 mi Oguz
$561
236 km or 147 mi Senaki
$848
241 km or 150 mi Barda
$419
247 km or 153 mi Dogubayazit
$517
261 km or 162 mi Makhachkala
$497
265 km or 165 mi Batumi
$893
266 km or 165 mi Agri
$522
273 km or 170 mi Goris
$884
294 km or 183 mi Caldiran
$519
308 km or 191 mi Kapan
$878
331 km or 206 mi Khachmaz
$612
346 km or 215 mi Sukhumi
$815
350 km or 217 mi Khoy
$386
359 km or 223 mi Erzurum
$542
368 km or 229 mi Rize
$532
373 km or 232 mi Marand
$719
375 km or 233 mi Van
$499
396 km or 246 mi Sirvan
$553