Riga vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1169
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2907
$2954
🏠 One person rent
$568
$650
🏘️ Family rent
$964
$1100
🍽️ Food expenses
$392
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$84
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1324
$1684
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
61
38
😀 Quality of life
79
77
🏙️ Population
605K
767K

The cost of living in Riga is 7% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 4672nd and 4447th ($1169 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th 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 1.3 months in Zagreb. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 580th and 748th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riga vs Zagreb

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Riga Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.53
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.97
$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$3.19
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$2.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.56
$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$510
$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$922
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$852
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.2
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2784
$4189
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1763
$3073
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.67
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.5
$56.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.86
$4.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$9.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$9.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.61
$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.51
$5.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$3.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.08
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.37
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.3
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$7.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.4
$91.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$547
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13962
$10598

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$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 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1142
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$926
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1147
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$999
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1146
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1143
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1217
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$880
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$790
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$618
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$663
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1500
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$566
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1174
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1270
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$814
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1397
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1764
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$802
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$745
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1770
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1362
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$789
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$808
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1188
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$851
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1361
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1247
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1674
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1347
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1424
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1485
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$1061
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1265
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$641
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$883
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1366
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$890
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$860
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$780