Riga vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1169
$1086
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2907
$2612
🏠 One person rent
$568
$487
🏘️ Family rent
$964
$827
🍽️ Food expenses
$392
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$84
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1324
$738
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
61
44
😀 Quality of life
79
66
🏙️ Population
605K
418K

The cost of living in Riga is 8% more expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 4672nd and 5025th ($1169 vs $1086) 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 0.7 months in Tirana. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 580th and 3918th among best cities to live in the world.

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Riga Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.53
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.97
$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$3.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.56
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$510
$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$922
$996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.2
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2784
$2991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1763
$1555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.67
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.5
$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.86
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.61
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.51
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.08
$2.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.37
$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.3
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$9.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.4
$63.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$547
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13962
$5212

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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
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$936
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$787
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$676
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$808
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$657
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1045
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$645
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$852
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$902
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1059
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$792
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$641
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$685
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1035
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1191
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$895
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1053
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$545
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1146
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$785
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$956
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$549
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1046
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1239
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1244
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1072
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$589
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1076
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$595
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$661
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1169
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1161
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$521
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1280
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1036
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$571
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1251
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1094
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$692
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1050