Riga vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Riga	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1270	$1457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3141	$3309
🏠 One person rent	$619	$761
🏘️ Family rent	$1049	$1163
🍽️ Food expenses	$445	$485
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.8	$95.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1509	$1744
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	61	26
😀 Quality of life	82	77
🏙️ Population	605K	687K

The cost of living in Riga is 13% less expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 4556th and 4103rd ($1270 vs $1457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 61st 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 1.2 months in Zaragoza. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Zaragoza ranked 39th in Spain, while ranked 625th and 1210th 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	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.4	$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.27	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.71	$3.96
☕ Cappuccino	$3.99	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.96	$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$547	$754
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$378	$622
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$965	$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$691	$992
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$285	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.3	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.59%	3.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3110	$4828
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1956	$2495
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.4	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.86	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.19	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.08	$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.7	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$5.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.81	$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.06	$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.4	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.21	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.51	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.9	$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.9	$9.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.8	$43.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.9	$77.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.9	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$530	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16726	$8269

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Cities near Riga

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Jurmala	$1419
34 km or 21 mi	Ogre	$1046
40 km or 25 mi	Jelgava	$889
103 km or 64 mi	Valmiera	$928
118 km or 74 mi	Jekabpils	$894
123 km or 77 mi	Siauliai	$967
129 km or 80 mi	Mazeikiai	$864
137 km or 85 mi	Panevezys	$988
161 km or 100 mi	Ventspils	$968
161 km or 100 mi	Parnu	$1184
174 km or 108 mi	Kuressaare	$1192
181 km or 112 mi	Viljandi	$1041
186 km or 115 mi	Utena	$974
190 km or 118 mi	Daugavpils	$929
195 km or 121 mi	Liepaja	$1034
203 km or 126 mi	Rezekne	$840
209 km or 130 mi	Jonava	$865
223 km or 138 mi	Tartu	$1174
228 km or 142 mi	Kaunas	$1334
229 km or 142 mi	Klaipeda	$1057
262 km or 163 mi	Vilnius	$1414
270 km or 168 mi	Marijampole	$920
271 km or 168 mi	Pskov	$680
279 km or 174 mi	Tallinn	$1601
283 km or 176 mi	Alytus	$883
286 km or 178 mi	Maardu	$1372
298 km or 185 mi	Rakvere	$999
327 km or 203 mi	Suwalki	$1113
330 km or 205 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1089
335 km or 208 mi	Kaliningrad	$829
339 km or 211 mi	Raseborg	$1566
347 km or 215 mi	Sillamae	$1064
353 km or 219 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1737
357 km or 222 mi	Visby	$1485
361 km or 225 mi	Narva	$1083
362 km or 225 mi	Helsinki	$1947
364 km or 226 mi	Espoo	$1937
365 km or 227 mi	Grodno	$349
365 km or 227 mi	Elk	$1125
367 km or 228 mi	Lohja	$1383

Cities near Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1157
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1414
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1229
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1585
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1118
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1468
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1445
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1318
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1531
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1685
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1158
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1212
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1571
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1596
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1217
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1673
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1239
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1566
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1740
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1523
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1828
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1194
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1408
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1839
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1200
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1363
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1590
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1407
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1598
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1343
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1573
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1557
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1703
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1660
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1603
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1637
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1746
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1687
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1572
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1581