Riga vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1248
$1053
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3118
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$588
$559
🏘️ Family rent
$989
$974
🍽️ Food expenses
$449
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.3
$54.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1623
$939
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
59
48
😀 Quality of life
81
63
🏙️ Population
595K
1.47M

The cost of living in Riga is 19% more expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 4678th and 5278th ($1248 vs $1053) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Latvia and Russia, respectively. Check Latvia vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 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 668th and 5513th 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
$13.5
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.9
$53.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.55
$6.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.82
$1.98
☕ Cappuccino
$3.96
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$1.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$558
$640
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$984
$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$756
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$84.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$243
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.8
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.55%
19.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3224
$2644
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2056
$1615
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.79
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36
$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.82
$4.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.57
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.56
$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.94
$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.97
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.13
$4.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.47
$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.22
$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.9
$49
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$5.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.4
$18.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.5
$79.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.1
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$528
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17597
$7937

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1423
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1027
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$908
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$944
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$912
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$1001
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$903
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$1012
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$994
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1214
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1230
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1083
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$1003
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$952
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1060
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$853
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$890
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1232
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1279
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1106
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1461
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$947
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$720
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1683
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$907
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1448
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1021
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1133
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$919
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1606
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1111
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1579
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1108
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1990
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2062
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$399
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1184
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1406

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Distance City Cost of living
95 km or 59 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$892
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$891
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$891
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$729
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$867
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$760
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$767
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$969
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$701
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$853
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$697
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$690
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$700
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$743
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$793
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$795
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$712
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$761
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$564
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$589
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$757
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$595
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$747
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$929
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$579
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$664
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$733
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$838
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$740
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$679
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$791
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$834
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$604
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$746
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$813
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$732
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$677
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$773
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$688