Riga vs Tbilisi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Tbilisi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1254
$1053
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3163
$2509
🏠 One person rent
$592
$527
🏘️ Family rent
$1001
$914
🍽️ Food expenses
$454
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.7
$59.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1555
$654
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
59
60
😀 Quality of life
80
71
🏙️ Population
595K
1.12M

The cost of living in Riga is 19% more expensive than in Tbilisi. Cities ranked 4631st and 5182nd ($1254 vs $1053) 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 1.2 months in Riga compared to 0.6 months in Tbilisi. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Tbilisi ranked 1st in Georgia, while ranked 657th and 3429th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riga vs Tbilisi

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Riga Tbilisi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.8
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56
$34.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.15
$9.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.81
$2.77
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.69
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$564
$628
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$413
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1006
$1132
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$53.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$245
$82.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.4
$17.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.56%
12.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3243
$2468
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2218
$1430
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35
$15.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$7.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.91
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$2.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$9.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.49
$6.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$2.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.07
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.74
$8.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.76
$3.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$5.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.2
$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.55
$4.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.8
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.8
$92.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.7
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$607
$302
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18197
$5632

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$1374
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1000
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$893
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$938
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$895
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$964
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$860
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$982
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$932
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1179
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1225
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1054
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$974
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$938
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1040
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$835
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$859
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1220
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1258
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1077
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1434
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$928
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$758
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1594
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$881
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1455
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1085
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1114
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$1016
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1597
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1079
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1684
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1498
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1081
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1970
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1974
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$445
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1170
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1391

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Marneuli
$769
23 km or 14 mi Rustavi
$679
35 km or 22 mi Gardabani
$726
68 km or 42 mi Gori
$631
102 km or 63 mi Vanadzor
$743
106 km or 66 mi Spitak
$872
108 km or 67 mi Khashuri
$751
131 km or 82 mi Gyumri
$756
148 km or 92 mi Vladikavkaz
$906
159 km or 99 mi Abovyan
$1104
159 km or 99 mi Ashtarak
$1084
170 km or 106 mi Ganja
$490
170 km or 106 mi Yerevan
$1205
184 km or 114 mi Armavir
$1027
187 km or 116 mi Kutaisi
$730
189 km or 118 mi Kars
$574
191 km or 118 mi Masis
$1096
193 km or 120 mi Grozny
$732
203 km or 126 mi Shaki
$631
209 km or 130 mi Igdir
$576
222 km or 138 mi Nalchik
$794
228 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$648
230 km or 143 mi Oguz
$652
236 km or 147 mi Senaki
$845
241 km or 150 mi Barda
$649
247 km or 153 mi Dogubayazit
$572
261 km or 162 mi Makhachkala
$676
265 km or 165 mi Batumi
$850
266 km or 165 mi Agri
$569
273 km or 170 mi Goris
$990
294 km or 183 mi Caldiran
$575
308 km or 191 mi Kapan
$988
331 km or 206 mi Khachmaz
$595
346 km or 215 mi Sukhumi
$819
350 km or 217 mi Khoy
$374
359 km or 223 mi Erzurum
$448
368 km or 229 mi Rize
$636
373 km or 232 mi Marand
$429
375 km or 233 mi Van
$580
396 km or 246 mi Sirvan
$663