Riga vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1169
$701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2907
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$568
$347
🏘️ Family rent
$964
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$392
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$84
$54.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1324
$601
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
61
46
😀 Quality of life
79
60
🏙️ Population
605K
1.47M

The cost of living in Riga is 67% more expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 4672nd and 6924th ($1169 vs $701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 16th in Latvia and Russia, respectively. Check Latvia vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Riga compared to 0.9 months in Yekaterinburg. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Yekaterinburg ranked 7th in Russia, while ranked 580th and 5229th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riga vs Yekaterinburg

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Riga Yekaterinburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.53
$7.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.97
$4.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.56
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$510
$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$922
$836
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$538
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$62.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$97.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.2
$7.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
12.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2784
$1941
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1763
$1299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.67
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.5
$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$4.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.86
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$8.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$3.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$6.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.61
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.51
$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.08
$0.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.37
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.3
$27.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$4.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.4
$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$547
$180
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13962
$4718

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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

Cities near Yekaterinburg

Distance City Cost of living
95 km or 59 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$586
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$585
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$537
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$539
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$523
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$531
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$559
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$698
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$490
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$567
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$473
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$782
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$620
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$422
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$484
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$556
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$536
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$540
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$575
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$451
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$503
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$463
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$630
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$654
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$533
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$480
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$509
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$589
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$513
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$484
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$541
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$406
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$530
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$522
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$612
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$780
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$562
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$376
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$639
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$628