Riga vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Riga | Yekaterinburg | |
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| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
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| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
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The cost of living in Riga is 32% more expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 4556th and 5881st ($1270 vs $962) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Latvia and Russia, respectively. Check Latvia vs Russia comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Riga compared to 0.9 months in Yekaterinburg. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Yekaterinburg ranked 6th in Russia, while ranked 625th and 5334th among best cities to live in the world.
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| Riga | Yekaterinburg | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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| 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 Yekaterinburg
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 95 km or 59 mi | Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky | |
| 96 km or 59 mi | Kamensk-Uralsky | |
| 126 km or 78 mi | Nizhny Tagil | |
| 194 km or 120 mi | Zlatoust | |
| 194 km or 121 mi | Chelyabinsk | |
| 201 km or 125 mi | Miass | |
| 291 km or 181 mi | Perm | |
| 302 km or 188 mi | Tyumen | |
| 333 km or 207 mi | Kurgan | |
| 371 km or 231 mi | Ufa | |
| 396 km or 246 mi | Magnitogorsk | |
| 447 km or 277 mi |  Kostanay | |
| 448 km or 278 mi | Izhevsk | |
| 461 km or 287 mi | Sterlitamak | |
| 486 km or 302 mi | Salavat | |
| 524 km or 326 mi | Naberezhnye Chelny | |
| 558 km or 346 mi | Nizhnekamsk | |
| 559 km or 348 mi | Almetyevsk | |
| 577 km or 358 mi | Petropavl | |
| 639 km or 397 mi | Orsk | |
| 666 km or 414 mi | Orenburg | |
| 678 km or 421 mi | Kirov | |
| 685 km or 426 mi | Kokshetau | |
| 716 km or 445 mi | Kazan | |
| 760 km or 473 mi | Aktobe | |
| 771 km or 479 mi | Syktyvkar | |
| 773 km or 480 mi | Yoshkar-Ola | |
| 780 km or 485 mi | Samara | |
| 798 km or 496 mi | Tolyatti | |
| 816 km or 507 mi | Ulyanovsk | |
| 821 km or 510 mi | Cheboksary | |
| 823 km or 511 mi | Omsk | |
| 865 km or 537 mi | Oral | |
| 872 km or 542 mi | Syzran | |
| 882 km or 548 mi | Surgut | |
| 949 km or 590 mi | Nur-Sultan | |
| 982 km or 610 mi | Balakovo | |
| 1011 km or 628 mi | Saransk | |
| 1014 km or 630 mi | Nizhny Novgorod | |
| 1023 km or 636 mi | Nizhnevartovsk |