Riga vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1135
$1002
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2798
$2467
🏠 One person rent
$549
$443
🏘️ Family rent
$919
$809
🍽️ Food expenses
$385
$364
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.4
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1220
$616
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
61
44
😀 Quality of life
79
67
🏙️ Population
606K
418K

The cost of living in Riga is 13% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 4604th and 5302nd ($1135 vs $1002) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Latvia and Albania, respectively. Check Latvia vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Riga compared to 0.6 months in Tirana. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 535th and 3974th among best cities to live in the world.

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Riga Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.68
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.8
$51.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.58
$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$2.61
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.65
$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$485
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$885
$1053
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$549
$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$64.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$98.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.7
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.14%
5.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2627
$2724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1636
$1392
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.61
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$16.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$28.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.78
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.84
$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$7.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.71
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.4
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.04
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3
$3.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.5
$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$8.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.7
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.4
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.5
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.1
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$464
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13518
$4444

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1362
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1088
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$827
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$860
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$927
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$827
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$985
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$877
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$893
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$982
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1080
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$909
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$928
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$864
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$976
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$831
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$835
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1163
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1080
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$981
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1303
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$922
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$461
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1335
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$850
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1194
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$920
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1028
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$622
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1438
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$906
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1345
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$814
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1825
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1907
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$385
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1013
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1257

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$798
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$762
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$591
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$594
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$628
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$989
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$626
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$670
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$707
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1013
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$548
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$570
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$692
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$945
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1116
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$816
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1004
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$534
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1040
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$760
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$756
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$531
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1028
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1124
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1213
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1017
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$563
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1030
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$576
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$691
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1068
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1120
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$664
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1175
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$984
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$602
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1302
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1098
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$704
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1009