Riga vs Yerevan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Yerevan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1248
$1148
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3118
$2725
🏠 One person rent
$588
$597
🏘️ Family rent
$989
$1030
🍽️ Food expenses
$449
$363
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.3
$57
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1623
$589
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
59
52
😀 Quality of life
81
69
🏙️ Population
595K
1.11M

The cost of living in Riga is 9% more expensive than in Yerevan. Cities ranked 4678th and 4903rd ($1248 vs $1148) 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 1.3 months in Riga compared to 0.5 months in Yerevan. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Yerevan ranked 1st in Armenia, while ranked 668th and 4456th 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
$13.5
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.9
$53.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.55
$8.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.82
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.96
$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$558
$657
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$984
$1170
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$823
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$76.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$243
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.8
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.55%
15.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3224
$3242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2056
$1546
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.79
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36
$24.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.82
$4.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.57
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$7.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.56
$7.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.94
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.97
$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.13
$5.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.47
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.22
$2.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$3.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.9
$91.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$6.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.4
$32
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.5
$106
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.1
$136
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$528
$388
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17597
$8146

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$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
14 km or 8.7 mi Abovyan
$1057
16 km or 10 mi Ashtarak
$1033
20 km or 13 mi Masis
$1046
40 km or 25 mi Armavir
$981
50 km or 31 mi Igdir
$562
70 km or 44 mi Vanadzor
$728
76 km or 47 mi Spitak
$853
79 km or 49 mi Dogubayazit
$562
88 km or 55 mi Gyumri
$746
126 km or 79 mi Caldiran
$565
129 km or 80 mi Kars
$559
135 km or 84 mi Agri
$560
148 km or 92 mi Marneuli
$740
149 km or 93 mi Gardabani
$698
156 km or 97 mi Rustavi
$655
166 km or 103 mi Ganja
$488
170 km or 106 mi Tbilisi
$1028
172 km or 107 mi Goris
$959
185 km or 115 mi Khoy
$404
196 km or 122 mi Kapan
$953
203 km or 126 mi Gori
$612
209 km or 130 mi Van
$568
215 km or 134 mi Khashuri
$730
222 km or 138 mi Barda
$631
224 km or 139 mi Marand
$489
228 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$631
251 km or 156 mi Shaki
$615
268 km or 167 mi Oguz
$634
276 km or 171 mi Kutaisi
$706
277 km or 172 mi Erzurum
$445
279 km or 173 mi Tabriz
$508
286 km or 178 mi Bitlis
$575
290 km or 180 mi Ahar
$550
291 km or 181 mi Batumi
$840
297 km or 185 mi Urmia
$503
298 km or 185 mi Hakkari
$566
305 km or 190 mi Mus
$566
309 km or 192 mi Senaki
$842
315 km or 196 mi Vladikavkaz
$841
342 km or 212 mi Siirt
$588