Riga vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1248
$1485
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3118
$3493
🏠 One person rent
$588
$785
🏘️ Family rent
$989
$1331
🍽️ Food expenses
$449
$464
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.3
$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1623
$1969
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
59
39
😀 Quality of life
81
79
🏙️ Population
595K
767K

The cost of living in Riga is 16% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 4678th and 4105th ($1248 vs $1485) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Latvia and Croatia, respectively. Check Latvia vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 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 668th and 780th 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
$13.5
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.9
$59.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.55
$9.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.82
$3.42
☕ Cappuccino
$3.96
$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$558
$765
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$571
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$984
$1378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$1006
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$243
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.8
$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.55%
3.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3224
$5515
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2056
$3470
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.79
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36
$57.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.82
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.57
$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.56
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$2.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.94
$8.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.97
$5.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.13
$8.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.47
$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.22
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.9
$52.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$8.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.4
$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.5
$99.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.1
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$528
$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17597
$12339

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1423
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1027
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$908
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$944
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$912
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$1001
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$903
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$1012
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$994
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1214
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1230
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1083
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$1003
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$952
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1060
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$853
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$890
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1232
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1279
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1106
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1461
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$947
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$720
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1683
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$907
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1448
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1021
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1133
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$919
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1606
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1111
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1579
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1108
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1990
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2062
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$399
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1184
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1406

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1256
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$1054
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1261
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$1171
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1375
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1317
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1425
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$1075
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$864
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$676
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$723
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1695
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$629
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1360
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1406
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$893
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1434
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1708
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$965
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$850
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1771
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1661
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$875
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$992
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1158
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$1124
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1448
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1434
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1677
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1430
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1391
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1566
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$952
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1457
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$682
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$1036
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1483
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$1160
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$1114
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$961