Riga vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1135
$1242
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2798
$2882
🏠 One person rent
$549
$637
🏘️ Family rent
$919
$1061
🍽️ Food expenses
$385
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.4
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1220
$1443
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
61
38
😀 Quality of life
79
75
🏙️ Population
606K
767K

The cost of living in Riga is 9% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 4604th and 4330th ($1135 vs $1242) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Latvia and Croatia, respectively. Check Latvia vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Riga compared to 1.2 months in Zagreb. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 535th and 983rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Riga Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.68
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.8
$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.58
$8.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$3.15
 Cappuccino
$3.49
$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.65
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$485
$604
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$473
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$885
$1109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$549
$800
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.7
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.14%
4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2627
$4564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1636
$3182
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.61
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$10.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.78
$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.84
$4.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$9.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.71
$7.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5
$5.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$6.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.4
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.04
$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3
$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.5
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.7
$44.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.4
$7.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.5
$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.1
$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$464
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13518
$10009

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$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 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1100
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$997
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1058
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$913
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1081
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1133
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1197
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$929
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$682
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$558
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$517
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1438
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$503
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1102
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1274
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$762
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1321
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1658
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$742
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$777
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1664
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1279
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$747
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$690
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1167
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$835
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1301
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1200
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1581
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1271
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1393
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1229
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$1008
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1219
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$604
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$852
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1284
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$849
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$765
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$755