Riga vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1169
$1965
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2907
$4756
🏠 One person rent
$568
$1021
🏘️ Family rent
$964
$1866
🍽️ Food expenses
$392
$571
🚐 Transport expenses
$84
$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1324
$2834
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
61
98
😀 Quality of life
79
94
🏙️ Population
605K
1.97M

The cost of living in Riga is 40% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 4672nd and 1964th ($1169 vs $1965) 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 1.1 months in Riga compared to 1.4 months in Vienna. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 580th and 48th 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
$9.53
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$67.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.97
$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$5.48
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.56
$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$510
$987
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$716
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$922
$2092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$1351
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$215
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$331
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.2
$35.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2784
$9775
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1763
$6353
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.67
$2.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.5
$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.86
$4.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$3.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$4.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.61
$8.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.51
$6.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.08
$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.37
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.3
$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46
$147
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.4
$106
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$547
$270
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13962
$15069

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$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
11 km or 7.1 mi Klosterneuburg
$1681
15 km or 9.4 mi Modling
$1772
25 km or 15 mi Baden bei Wien
$1698
45 km or 28 mi Wiener Neustadt
$1188
55 km or 34 mi Bratislava
$1307
56 km or 35 mi Petrzalka
$1234
56 km or 35 mi Sankt Polten
$1653
60 km or 38 mi Sopron
$860
61 km or 38 mi Krems an der Donau
$1632
72 km or 45 mi Breclav
$989
76 km or 47 mi Znojmo
$1136
77 km or 48 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$827
91 km or 56 mi Hodonin
$1051
92 km or 57 mi Trnava
$1197
110 km or 68 mi Szombathely
$789
111 km or 69 mi Gyor
$788
111 km or 69 mi Brno
$1344
112 km or 70 mi Amstetten
$1436
116 km or 72 mi Piestany
$935
118 km or 73 mi Trebic
$1211
118 km or 73 mi Kapfenberg
$1485
125 km or 77 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1130
127 km or 79 mi Nitra
$1062
132 km or 82 mi Leoben
$1424
136 km or 84 mi Nove Zamky
$1037
140 km or 87 mi Komarno
$1067
142 km or 88 mi Kromeriz
$1094
144 km or 90 mi Jihlava
$1016
144 km or 90 mi Trencin
$1150
145 km or 90 mi Graz
$1764
146 km or 91 mi Steyr
$1563
148 km or 92 mi Zlin
$1220
151 km or 94 mi Prostejov
$1137
155 km or 96 mi Linz
$1690
156 km or 97 mi Zalaegerszeg
$814
157 km or 98 mi Leonding
$1616
158 km or 98 mi Traun
$1604
160 km or 99 mi Prerov
$938
164 km or 102 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1237
166 km or 103 mi Levice
$898