Riga vs Yerevan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Yerevan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1135
$1187
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2798
$2651
🏠 One person rent
$549
$702
🏘️ Family rent
$919
$1164
🍽️ Food expenses
$385
$330
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.4
$40.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1220
$572
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
61
50
😀 Quality of life
79
64
🏙️ Population
606K
1.08M

The cost of living in Riga is 4% less expensive than in Yerevan. Cities ranked 4604th and 4468th ($1135 vs $1187) 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 0.5 months in Yerevan. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Yerevan ranked 1st in Armenia, while ranked 535th and 4769th among best cities to live in the world.

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Riga Yerevan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.68
$9.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.8
$48.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.58
$7.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$1.97
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.65
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$485
$855
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$559
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$885
$1531
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$549
$925
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$62.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$97.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.7
$21.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.14%
13.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2627
$2948
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1636
$1398
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.61
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$9.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.78
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.84
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$8.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$7.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$3.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.71
$9.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5
$2.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$4.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.4
$3.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.04
$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3
$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.5
$67.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$7.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.7
$26.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.4
$8.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.5
$82
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.1
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$464
$279
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13518
$7342

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$1362
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1088
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$827
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$860
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$927
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$827
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$985
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$877
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$893
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$982
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1080
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$909
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$928
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$864
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$976
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$831
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$835
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1163
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1080
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$981
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1303
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$922
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$461
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1335
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$850
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1194
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$920
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1028
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$622
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1438
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$906
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1345
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$814
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1825
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1907
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$385
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1013
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1257

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi Abovyan
$968
16 km or 10 mi Ashtarak
$691
20 km or 13 mi Masis
$990
40 km or 25 mi Armavir
$861
50 km or 31 mi Igdir
$516
70 km or 44 mi Vanadzor
$690
76 km or 47 mi Spitak
$778
79 km or 49 mi Dogubayazit
$517
88 km or 55 mi Gyumri
$597
126 km or 79 mi Caldiran
$519
129 km or 80 mi Kars
$521
135 km or 84 mi Agri
$522
148 km or 92 mi Marneuli
$833
149 km or 93 mi Gardabani
$734
156 km or 97 mi Rustavi
$645
166 km or 103 mi Ganja
$475
170 km or 106 mi Tbilisi
$1085
172 km or 107 mi Goris
$884
185 km or 115 mi Khoy
$386
196 km or 122 mi Kapan
$878
203 km or 126 mi Gori
$618
209 km or 130 mi Van
$499
215 km or 134 mi Khashuri
$750
222 km or 138 mi Barda
$419
224 km or 139 mi Marand
$719
228 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$531
251 km or 156 mi Shaki
$546
268 km or 167 mi Oguz
$561
276 km or 171 mi Kutaisi
$732
277 km or 172 mi Erzurum
$542
279 km or 173 mi Tabriz
$1148
286 km or 178 mi Bitlis
$561
290 km or 180 mi Ahar
$772
291 km or 181 mi Batumi
$893
297 km or 185 mi Urmia
$461
298 km or 185 mi Hakkari
$535
305 km or 190 mi Mus
$571
309 km or 192 mi Senaki
$848
315 km or 196 mi Vladikavkaz
$510
342 km or 212 mi Siirt
$565