Riga vs Tbilisi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Tbilisi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1248
$1028
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3118
$2453
🏠 One person rent
$588
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$989
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$449
$349
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.3
$59.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1623
$625
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
59
60
😀 Quality of life
81
71
🏙️ Population
595K
1.12M

The cost of living in Riga is 21% more expensive than in Tbilisi. Cities ranked 4678th and 5462nd ($1248 vs $1028) 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 1.3 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 668th and 3807th 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
$13.5
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.9
$39.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.55
$9.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.82
$2.72
☕ Cappuccino
$3.96
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$558
$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$984
$1136
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$721
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$51.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$243
$79
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.8
$18.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.55%
11.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3224
$2570
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2056
$1448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.79
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36
$15.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.82
$7.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.57
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$8.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.56
$6.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.94
$8.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.97
$3.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.13
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.47
$5.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.22
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$3.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.9
$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.4
$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.5
$85.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.1
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$528
$262
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17597
$4901

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Marneuli
$740
23 km or 14 mi Rustavi
$655
35 km or 22 mi Gardabani
$698
68 km or 42 mi Gori
$612
102 km or 63 mi Vanadzor
$728
106 km or 66 mi Spitak
$853
108 km or 67 mi Khashuri
$730
131 km or 82 mi Gyumri
$746
148 km or 92 mi Vladikavkaz
$841
159 km or 99 mi Abovyan
$1057
159 km or 99 mi Ashtarak
$1033
170 km or 106 mi Ganja
$488
170 km or 106 mi Yerevan
$1148
184 km or 114 mi Armavir
$981
187 km or 116 mi Kutaisi
$706
189 km or 118 mi Kars
$559
191 km or 118 mi Masis
$1046
193 km or 120 mi Grozny
$667
203 km or 126 mi Shaki
$615
209 km or 130 mi Igdir
$562
222 km or 138 mi Nalchik
$752
228 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$631
230 km or 143 mi Oguz
$634
236 km or 147 mi Senaki
$842
241 km or 150 mi Barda
$631
247 km or 153 mi Dogubayazit
$562
261 km or 162 mi Makhachkala
$662
265 km or 165 mi Batumi
$840
266 km or 165 mi Agri
$560
273 km or 170 mi Goris
$959
294 km or 183 mi Caldiran
$565
308 km or 191 mi Kapan
$953
331 km or 206 mi Khachmaz
$590
346 km or 215 mi Sukhumi
$802
350 km or 217 mi Khoy
$404
359 km or 223 mi Erzurum
$445
368 km or 229 mi Rize
$673
373 km or 232 mi Marand
$489
375 km or 233 mi Van
$568
396 km or 246 mi Sirvan
$643