Riga vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Riga	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1254	$1436
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3163	$3312
🏠 One person rent	$592	$726
🏘️ Family rent	$1001	$1125
🍽️ Food expenses	$454	$496
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.7	$96
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1555	$1983
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	59	24
😀 Quality of life	80	81
🏙️ Population	595K	693K

The cost of living in Riga is 13% less expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 4631st and 4194th ($1254 vs $1436) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 64th in Latvia and Spain, respectively. Check Latvia vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Riga compared to 1.4 months in Zaragoza. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Zaragoza ranked 20th in Spain, while ranked 657th and 622nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riga vs Zaragoza

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	Riga	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.8	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56	$49.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.15	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.81	$3.8
☕ Cappuccino	$3.91	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.69	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$564	$742
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$372	$583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1006	$1223
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$669	$902
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$86.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$245	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.4	$24.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.56%	3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3243	$3402
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2218	$1989
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$1.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.91	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.69	$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$17.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.49	$9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.07	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.74	$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.76	$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$16.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.76	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.2	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.55	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.7	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.8	$8.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.8	$42.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.5	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.8	$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.7	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$607	$516
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18197	$8171

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Cities near Riga

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 Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1166
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1424
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1245
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1622
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1115
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1494
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1524
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1351
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1558
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1697
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1183
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1238
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1632
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1651
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1246
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1778
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1271
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1611
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1767
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1567
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1836
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1200
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1455
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1830
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1145
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1408
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1367
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1421
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1538
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1242
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1678
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1586
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1812
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1790
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1626
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1623
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1773
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1660
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1669
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1643