Riga vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1254
$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3163
$5469
🏠 One person rent
$592
$1157
🏘️ Family rent
$1001
$2021
🍽️ Food expenses
$454
$669
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.7
$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1555
$3329
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
59
98
😀 Quality of life
80
93
🏙️ Population
595K
2.03M

The cost of living in Riga is 44% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 4631st and 1403rd ($1254 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Latvia and Austria, respectively. Check Latvia vs Austria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Riga compared to 1.5 months in Vienna. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 657th and 54th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riga vs Vienna

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Riga Vienna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.8
$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56
$86
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.15
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.81
$6.29
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$5.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.69
$3.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$564
$1167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$844
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1006
$2069
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$1556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$212
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$245
$326
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.4
$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.56%
3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3243
$13774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2218
$6758
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$3.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35
$59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.91
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$2.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$4.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.49
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$24.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$3.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$4.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.07
$3.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.74
$8.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.76
$7.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.2
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.55
$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.8
$159
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.8
$97.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.7
$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$607
$366
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18197
$28814

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1374
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1000
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$893
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$938
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$895
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$964
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$860
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$982
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$932
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1179
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1225
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1054
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$974
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$938
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1040
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$835
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$859
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1220
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1258
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1077
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1434
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$928
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$758
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1594
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$881
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1455
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1085
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1114
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$1016
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1597
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1079
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1684
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1498
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1081
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1970
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1974
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$445
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1170
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1391

Cities near Vienna

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Klosterneuburg
$1883
15 km or 9.4 mi Modling
$1862
25 km or 15 mi Baden bei Wien
$1831
45 km or 28 mi Wiener Neustadt
$1941
55 km or 34 mi Bratislava
$1590
56 km or 35 mi Petrzalka
$1475
56 km or 35 mi Sankt Polten
$1805
60 km or 38 mi Sopron
$1172
61 km or 38 mi Krems an der Donau
$1789
72 km or 45 mi Breclav
$1150
76 km or 47 mi Znojmo
$1230
77 km or 48 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$1042
91 km or 56 mi Hodonin
$1257
92 km or 57 mi Trnava
$1308
110 km or 68 mi Szombathely
$917
111 km or 69 mi Gyor
$974
111 km or 69 mi Brno
$1628
112 km or 70 mi Amstetten
$1499
116 km or 72 mi Piestany
$967
118 km or 73 mi Trebic
$1126
118 km or 73 mi Kapfenberg
$1518
125 km or 77 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1619
127 km or 79 mi Nitra
$1218
132 km or 82 mi Leoben
$1409
136 km or 84 mi Nove Zamky
$1126
140 km or 87 mi Komarno
$1156
142 km or 88 mi Kromeriz
$1265
144 km or 90 mi Jihlava
$1108
144 km or 90 mi Trencin
$1255
145 km or 90 mi Graz
$1681
146 km or 91 mi Steyr
$1653
148 km or 92 mi Zlin
$1430
151 km or 94 mi Prostejov
$1201
155 km or 96 mi Linz
$1803
156 km or 97 mi Zalaegerszeg
$953
157 km or 98 mi Leonding
$1751
158 km or 98 mi Traun
$1701
160 km or 99 mi Prerov
$1065
164 km or 102 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1278
166 km or 103 mi Levice
$928