Riga vs Tbilisi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Tbilisi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1169
$1046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2907
$2469
🏠 One person rent
$568
$545
🏘️ Family rent
$964
$941
🍽️ Food expenses
$392
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$84
$56
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1324
$555
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
61
57
😀 Quality of life
79
67
🏙️ Population
605K
1.12M

The cost of living in Riga is 12% more expensive than in Tbilisi. Cities ranked 4672nd and 5321st ($1169 vs $1046) 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 580th and 3638th among best cities to live in the world.

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Riga Tbilisi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.53
$9.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$38.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.97
$7.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$2.09
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.56
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$510
$681
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$430
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$922
$1226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$758
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$73.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.2
$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
11.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2784
$2049
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1763
$1065
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.67
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.5
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$6.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.86
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$8.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$6.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$10
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.61
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.51
$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.08
$2.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.37
$3.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.3
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46
$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.4
$84.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$547
$242
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13962
$5547

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Marneuli
$845
23 km or 14 mi Rustavi
$681
35 km or 22 mi Gardabani
$791
68 km or 42 mi Gori
$608
102 km or 63 mi Vanadzor
$807
106 km or 66 mi Spitak
$916
108 km or 67 mi Khashuri
$728
131 km or 82 mi Gyumri
$701
148 km or 92 mi Vladikavkaz
$477
159 km or 99 mi Abovyan
$1190
159 km or 99 mi Ashtarak
$1160
170 km or 106 mi Ganja
$481
170 km or 106 mi Yerevan
$1298
184 km or 114 mi Armavir
$1052
187 km or 116 mi Kutaisi
$716
189 km or 118 mi Kars
$542
191 km or 118 mi Masis
$1173
193 km or 120 mi Grozny
$584
203 km or 126 mi Shaki
$609
209 km or 130 mi Igdir
$541
222 km or 138 mi Nalchik
$573
228 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$621
230 km or 143 mi Oguz
$632
236 km or 147 mi Senaki
$837
241 km or 150 mi Barda
$587
247 km or 153 mi Dogubayazit
$541
261 km or 162 mi Makhachkala
$498
265 km or 165 mi Batumi
$855
266 km or 165 mi Agri
$532
273 km or 170 mi Goris
$1050
294 km or 183 mi Caldiran
$538
308 km or 191 mi Kapan
$1051
331 km or 206 mi Khachmaz
$686
346 km or 215 mi Sukhumi
$790
350 km or 217 mi Khoy
$425
359 km or 223 mi Erzurum
$512
368 km or 229 mi Rize
$635
373 km or 232 mi Marand
$907
375 km or 233 mi Van
$552
396 km or 246 mi Sirvan
$639