Riga vs Yerevan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Yerevan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1254
$1205
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3163
$2787
🏠 One person rent
$592
$648
🏘️ Family rent
$1001
$1074
🍽️ Food expenses
$454
$372
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.7
$61.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1555
$669
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
59
52
😀 Quality of life
80
69
🏙️ Population
595K
1.11M

The cost of living in Riga is 4% more expensive than in Yerevan. Cities ranked 4631st and 4743rd ($1254 vs $1205) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Latvia and Armenia, respectively. Check Latvia vs Armenia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Riga compared to 0.6 months in Yerevan. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Yerevan ranked 1st in Armenia, while ranked 657th and 4225th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riga vs Yerevan

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Riga Yerevan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.8
$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56
$51.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.15
$8.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.81
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$3.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.69
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$564
$730
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$507
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1006
$1315
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$844
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$74.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$245
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.4
$21.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.56%
14.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3243
$3058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2218
$1619
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$4.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.91
$1.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$8.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.49
$7.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$2.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.07
$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.74
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.76
$2.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.2
$2.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.55
$3.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$78.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$7.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.8
$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.8
$95.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.7
$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$607
$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18197
$9299

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$1374
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$1000
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$893
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$938
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$895
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$964
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$860
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$982
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$932
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1179
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1225
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1054
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$974
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$938
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1040
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$835
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$859
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1220
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1258
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1077
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1434
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$928
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$758
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1594
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$881
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1455
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1085
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1114
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$1016
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1597
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1079
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1684
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1498
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1081
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1970
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1974
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$445
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1170
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1391

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi Abovyan
$1104
16 km or 10 mi Ashtarak
$1084
20 km or 13 mi Masis
$1096
40 km or 25 mi Armavir
$1027
50 km or 31 mi Igdir
$576
70 km or 44 mi Vanadzor
$743
76 km or 47 mi Spitak
$872
79 km or 49 mi Dogubayazit
$572
88 km or 55 mi Gyumri
$756
126 km or 79 mi Caldiran
$575
129 km or 80 mi Kars
$574
135 km or 84 mi Agri
$569
148 km or 92 mi Marneuli
$769
149 km or 93 mi Gardabani
$726
156 km or 97 mi Rustavi
$679
166 km or 103 mi Ganja
$490
170 km or 106 mi Tbilisi
$1053
172 km or 107 mi Goris
$990
185 km or 115 mi Khoy
$374
196 km or 122 mi Kapan
$988
203 km or 126 mi Gori
$631
209 km or 130 mi Van
$580
215 km or 134 mi Khashuri
$751
222 km or 138 mi Barda
$649
224 km or 139 mi Marand
$429
228 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$648
251 km or 156 mi Shaki
$631
268 km or 167 mi Oguz
$652
276 km or 171 mi Kutaisi
$730
277 km or 172 mi Erzurum
$448
279 km or 173 mi Tabriz
$452
286 km or 178 mi Bitlis
$586
290 km or 180 mi Ahar
$480
291 km or 181 mi Batumi
$850
297 km or 185 mi Urmia
$476
298 km or 185 mi Hakkari
$580
305 km or 190 mi Mus
$573
309 km or 192 mi Senaki
$845
315 km or 196 mi Vladikavkaz
$906
342 km or 212 mi Siirt
$601