Riga vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1169
$2094
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2907
$5008
🏠 One person rent
$568
$1271
🏘️ Family rent
$964
$2171
🍽️ Food expenses
$392
$522
🚐 Transport expenses
$84
$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1324
$3950
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
61
93
😀 Quality of life
79
95
🏙️ Population
605K
548K

The cost of living in Riga is 44% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 4672nd and 1613th ($1169 vs $2094) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 10th in Latvia and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Latvia vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Riga compared to 1.9 months in The Hague. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 580th and 35th among best cities to live in the world.

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Riga The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.53
$15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.97
$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$5.1
 Cappuccino
$3.71
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.56
$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$510
$1339
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$1020
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$922
$2313
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$1799
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.2
$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2784
$5095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1763
$3777
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.67
$4.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.5
$71.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$25.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$2.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.86
$4.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.61
$7.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.51
$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.08
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.37
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.3
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46
$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.4
$89.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$547
$2052
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13962
$9165

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$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
4 km or 2.5 mi Scheveningen
$2010
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Leidschendam
$2053
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Delft
$1991
14 km or 8.5 mi Oegstgeest
$2039
14 km or 9 mi Leiden
$2228
21 km or 13 mi Rotterdam
$2219
31 km or 19 mi Ridderkerk
$2034
35 km or 22 mi Zandvoort
$2246
40 km or 25 mi Haarlem
$2373
43 km or 27 mi Sliedrecht
$1987
46 km or 29 mi IJmuiden
$2170
52 km or 32 mi Amsterdam
$2859
55 km or 34 mi Utrecht
$2184
61 km or 38 mi Hilversum
$2180
61 km or 38 mi Etten-Leur
$1813
62 km or 38 mi Roosendaal
$1920
63 km or 39 mi Zeist
$2375
64 km or 40 mi Purmerend
$2064
64 km or 40 mi Breda
$1750
65 km or 40 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1951
68 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2072
70 km or 43 mi Almere
$2076
70 km or 44 mi Zaltbommel
$1985
71 km or 44 mi Goes
$2046
75 km or 47 mi Langedijk
$2088
77 km or 48 mi Tilburg
$1865
80 km or 49 mi Tiel
$1968
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1953
81 km or 50 mi Middelburg
$1975
82 km or 51 mi Hoogstraten
$1559
85 km or 53 mi Veenendaal
$1916
92 km or 57 mi Ede
$1782
93 km or 58 mi Lelystad
$1412
93 km or 58 mi Wageningen
$1831
93 km or 58 mi Harderwijk
$1916
95 km or 59 mi Turnhout
$1421
97 km or 60 mi Antwerp
$1762
98 km or 61 mi Beveren
$1709
101 km or 62 mi Uden
$1921
102 km or 63 mi Mortsel
$1611