Riga vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Riga	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1113	$2199
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2787	$5330
🏠 One person rent	$532	$1365
🏘️ Family rent	$924	$2421
🍽️ Food expenses	$390	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.5	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1303	$3900
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	61	92
😀 Quality of life	79	94
🏙️ Population	605K	548K

The cost of living in Riga is 49% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 4764th and 1356th ($1113 vs $2199) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Latvia and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Latvia vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Riga compared to 1.8 months in The Hague. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 596th and 42nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riga vs The Hague

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	Riga	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.7	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.6	$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.59	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.24	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.47	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$1365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$1148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$915	$2609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$586	$2068
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$255	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.4	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.56%	4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2774	$5262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1723	$3990
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$4.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33	$58.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.97	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.71	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$3.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.81	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.15	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.79	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.2	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.9	$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.6	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.5	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$488	$2176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13840	$10346

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Cities near Riga

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Jurmala	$1299
34 km or 21 mi	Ogre	$933
40 km or 25 mi	Jelgava	$804
103 km or 64 mi	Valmiera	$835
118 km or 74 mi	Jekabpils	$840
123 km or 77 mi	Siauliai	$953
129 km or 80 mi	Mazeikiai	$983
137 km or 85 mi	Panevezys	$950
161 km or 100 mi	Ventspils	$869
161 km or 100 mi	Parnu	$1064
174 km or 108 mi	Kuressaare	$1064
181 km or 112 mi	Viljandi	$933
186 km or 115 mi	Utena	$936
190 km or 118 mi	Daugavpils	$843
195 km or 121 mi	Liepaja	$953
203 km or 126 mi	Rezekne	$761
209 km or 130 mi	Jonava	$847
223 km or 138 mi	Tartu	$1045
228 km or 142 mi	Kaunas	$1150
229 km or 142 mi	Klaipeda	$969
262 km or 163 mi	Vilnius	$1261
270 km or 168 mi	Marijampole	$882
271 km or 168 mi	Pskov	$467
279 km or 174 mi	Tallinn	$1414
283 km or 176 mi	Alytus	$850
286 km or 178 mi	Maardu	$1219
298 km or 185 mi	Rakvere	$899
327 km or 203 mi	Suwalki	$1016
330 km or 205 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
335 km or 208 mi	Kaliningrad	$741
339 km or 211 mi	Raseborg	$1441
347 km or 215 mi	Sillamae	$952
353 km or 219 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
357 km or 222 mi	Visby	$1273
361 km or 225 mi	Narva	$953
362 km or 225 mi	Helsinki	$1816
364 km or 226 mi	Espoo	$1879
365 km or 227 mi	Grodno	$385
365 km or 227 mi	Elk	$1025
367 km or 228 mi	Lohja	$1220

Cities near The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$1861
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2081
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2359
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2291
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2251
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2049
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2180
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$1944
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$1739
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$1937
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2001
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$1995
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$1862
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2432
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$1879
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1651
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1357
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2105
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$1844
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1421
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1640
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1613
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$1958
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1530