Riga vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Riga	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1113	$1583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2787	$3682
🏠 One person rent	$532	$923
🏘️ Family rent	$924	$1737
🍽️ Food expenses	$390	$487
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.5	$58.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1303	$1922
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	61	37
😀 Quality of life	79	73
🏙️ Population	605K	6.44K

The cost of living in Riga is 30% less expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 4764th and 3109th ($1113 vs $1583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Latvia and Malta, respectively. Check Latvia vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Riga compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Valletta ranked 5th in Malta, while ranked 596th and 1378th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riga vs Valletta

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	Riga	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.7	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.6	$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.59	$9.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.24	$4.07
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.47	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$1033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$785
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$915	$2137
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$586	$1490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$53.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$255	$82.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.4	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.56%	5.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2774	$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1723	$3962
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.97	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.71	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$3.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7	$9.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.81	$6.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.15	$5.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.79	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.2	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.9	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.6	$94.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.5	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$488	$236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13840	$8456

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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 Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$1749
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1624
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1415
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1555
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1325
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1486
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1346
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1384
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1106
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$941
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1077
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1098
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$971
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1161
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1058
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1137
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1130
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1019
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$938
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1199
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$443
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$495
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$464
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$418
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$448
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1251
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1143
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$368
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$549
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$396
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$436
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$392
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$410
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$535
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$465
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1072
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1159
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$387
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$348