Riga vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Riga | Vilnius | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Riga is 15% less expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 4678th and 4193rd ($1248 vs $1461) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Latvia and Lithuania, respectively. Check Latvia vs Lithuania comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Riga compared to 1.3 months in Vilnius. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 668th and 543rd among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Riga vs Vilnius
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| Riga | Vilnius | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Riga
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 21 km or 13 mi |  Jurmala | |
| 34 km or 21 mi | Ogre | |
| 40 km or 25 mi | Jelgava | |
| 103 km or 64 mi | Valmiera | |
| 118 km or 74 mi | Jekabpils | |
| 123 km or 77 mi |  Siauliai | |
| 129 km or 80 mi | Mazeikiai | |
| 137 km or 85 mi | Panevezys | |
| 161 km or 100 mi | Ventspils | |
| 161 km or 100 mi |  Parnu | |
| 174 km or 108 mi | Kuressaare | |
| 181 km or 112 mi | Viljandi | |
| 186 km or 115 mi | Utena | |
| 190 km or 118 mi | Daugavpils | |
| 195 km or 121 mi | Liepaja | |
| 203 km or 126 mi | Rezekne | |
| 209 km or 130 mi | Jonava | |
| 223 km or 138 mi | Tartu | |
| 228 km or 142 mi | Kaunas | |
| 229 km or 142 mi | Klaipeda | |
| 262 km or 163 mi | Vilnius | |
| 270 km or 168 mi | Marijampole | |
| 271 km or 168 mi |  Pskov | |
| 279 km or 174 mi | Tallinn | |
| 283 km or 176 mi | Alytus | |
| 286 km or 178 mi | Maardu | |
| 298 km or 185 mi | Rakvere | |
| 327 km or 203 mi |  Suwalki | |
| 330 km or 205 mi | Kohtla-Jarve | |
| 335 km or 208 mi | Kaliningrad | |
| 339 km or 211 mi |  Raseborg | |
| 347 km or 215 mi | Sillamae | |
| 353 km or 219 mi | Kirkkonummi | |
| 357 km or 222 mi |  Visby | |
| 361 km or 225 mi | Narva | |
| 362 km or 225 mi | Helsinki | |
| 364 km or 226 mi | Espoo | |
| 365 km or 227 mi |  Grodno | |
| 365 km or 227 mi | Elk | |
| 367 km or 228 mi | Lohja |
Cities near Vilnius
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 77 km or 48 mi | Jonava | |
| 86 km or 53 mi | Alytus | |
| 90 km or 56 mi | Kaunas | |
| 93 km or 58 mi | Utena | |
| 125 km or 78 mi | Marijampole | |
| 130 km or 81 mi | Panevezys | |
| 148 km or 92 mi | Grodno | |
| 153 km or 95 mi | Daugavpils | |
| 166 km or 103 mi | Suwalki | |
| 171 km or 107 mi | Minsk | |
| 180 km or 112 mi | Baranavichy | |
| 186 km or 116 mi | Siauliai | |
| 205 km or 127 mi | Jekabpils | |
| 214 km or 133 mi | Elk | |
| 215 km or 133 mi | Barysaw | |
| 223 km or 138 mi | Bialystok | |
| 240 km or 149 mi | Jelgava | |
| 240 km or 149 mi | Rezekne | |
| 241 km or 150 mi | Ogre | |
| 259 km or 161 mi | Mazeikiai | |
| 262 km or 163 mi | Riga | |
| 269 km or 167 mi | Lomza | |
| 271 km or 168 mi | Jurmala | |
| 286 km or 178 mi | Klaipeda | |
| 290 km or 180 mi | Pinsk | |
| 301 km or 187 mi | Ostroleka | |
| 307 km or 191 mi | Kaliningrad | |
| 308 km or 192 mi | Brest | |
| 310 km or 192 mi | Babruysk | |
| 317 km or 197 mi | Vitebsk | |
| 318 km or 197 mi | Valmiera | |
| 327 km or 203 mi | Olsztyn | |
| 328 km or 204 mi | Biala Podlaska | |
| 336 km or 209 mi | Liepaja | |
| 339 km or 211 mi | Mogilev | |
| 342 km or 212 mi | Siedlce | |
| 366 km or 228 mi | Ciechanow | |
| 379 km or 236 mi | Ventspils | |
| 385 km or 239 mi | Elblag | |
| 390 km or 242 mi | Otwock |