Riga vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1254
$1487
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3163
$3493
🏠 One person rent
$592
$783
🏘️ Family rent
$1001
$1306
🍽️ Food expenses
$454
$464
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.7
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1555
$1896
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
59
39
😀 Quality of life
80
78
🏙️ Population
595K
767K

The cost of living in Riga is 16% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 4631st and 4035th ($1254 vs $1487) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th in Latvia and Croatia, respectively. Check Latvia vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 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 657th and 835th 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
$13.8
$13.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56
$58.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.15
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.81
$3.28
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.69
$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$564
$734
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$570
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1006
$1318
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$983
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$245
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.4
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.56%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3243
$5126
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2218
$3295
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35
$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.91
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.49
$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.07
$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.74
$9.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.76
$5.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.2
$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.55
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$8.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.8
$50.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.8
$103
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.7
$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$607
$546
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18197
$12142

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1374
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1000
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$893
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$938
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$895
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$964
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$860
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$982
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$932
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1179
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1225
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1054
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$974
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$938
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1040
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$835
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$859
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1220
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1258
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1077
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1434
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$928
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$758
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1594
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$881
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1455
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1085
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1114
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$1016
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1597
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1079
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1684
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1498
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1081
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1970
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1974
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$445
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1170
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1391

Cities near Zagreb

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1265
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$1072
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1188
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$1144
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1347
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1279
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1396
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$1043
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$911
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$661
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$733
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1719
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$586
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1342
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1431
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$953
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1436
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1681
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$972
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$893
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1752
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1659
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$917
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$971
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1170
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$1189
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1372
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1409
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1648
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1381
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1409
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1518
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$1029
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1533
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$667
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$1124
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1517
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$1169
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$1172
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$978