Riga vs Yerevan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Yerevan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1169
$1298
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2907
$2989
🏠 One person rent
$568
$736
🏘️ Family rent
$964
$1236
🍽️ Food expenses
$392
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$84
$44.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1324
$558
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
61
50
😀 Quality of life
79
63
🏙️ Population
605K
1.05M

The cost of living in Riga is 10% less expensive than in Yerevan. Cities ranked 4672nd and 4338th ($1169 vs $1298) 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 1.1 months in Riga compared to 0.4 months in Yerevan. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Yerevan ranked 1st in Armenia, while ranked 580th and 4709th 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
$9.53
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.97
$9.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$2.07
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.56
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$510
$843
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$580
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$922
$1588
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$966
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$80.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.2
$22.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
15.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2784
$3527
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1763
$1636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.67
$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.5
$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.86
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$8.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$7.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$2.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.61
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.51
$2.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$5.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.08
$3.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.37
$3.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.3
$122
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$7.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46
$36.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.4
$110
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$139
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$547
$376
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13962
$10858

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi Abovyan
$1190
16 km or 10 mi Ashtarak
$1160
20 km or 13 mi Masis
$1173
40 km or 25 mi Armavir
$1052
50 km or 31 mi Igdir
$541
70 km or 44 mi Vanadzor
$807
76 km or 47 mi Spitak
$916
79 km or 49 mi Dogubayazit
$541
88 km or 55 mi Gyumri
$701
126 km or 79 mi Caldiran
$538
129 km or 80 mi Kars
$542
135 km or 84 mi Agri
$532
148 km or 92 mi Marneuli
$845
149 km or 93 mi Gardabani
$791
156 km or 97 mi Rustavi
$681
166 km or 103 mi Ganja
$481
170 km or 106 mi Tbilisi
$1046
172 km or 107 mi Goris
$1050
185 km or 115 mi Khoy
$425
196 km or 122 mi Kapan
$1051
203 km or 126 mi Gori
$608
209 km or 130 mi Van
$552
215 km or 134 mi Khashuri
$728
222 km or 138 mi Barda
$587
224 km or 139 mi Marand
$907
228 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$621
251 km or 156 mi Shaki
$609
268 km or 167 mi Oguz
$632
276 km or 171 mi Kutaisi
$716
277 km or 172 mi Erzurum
$512
279 km or 173 mi Tabriz
$1610
286 km or 178 mi Bitlis
$570
290 km or 180 mi Ahar
$941
291 km or 181 mi Batumi
$855
297 km or 185 mi Urmia
$519
298 km or 185 mi Hakkari
$540
305 km or 190 mi Mus
$580
309 km or 192 mi Senaki
$837
315 km or 196 mi Vladikavkaz
$477
342 km or 212 mi Siirt
$578