Riga vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1135
$3380
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2798
$8333
🏠 One person rent
$549
$1991
🏘️ Family rent
$919
$3524
🍽️ Food expenses
$385
$899
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.4
$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1220
$6558
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
61
81
😀 Quality of life
79
97
🏙️ Population
606K
443K

The cost of living in Riga is 66% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 4604th and 31st ($1135 vs $3380) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Latvia and Switzerland, respectively. Check Latvia vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Riga compared to 1.9 months in Zurich. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 535th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Riga Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.68
$25.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.8
$114
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.58
$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$8.65
 Cappuccino
$3.49
$6.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.65
$5.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$485
$2331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$1597
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$885
$4197
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$549
$2921
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.7
$54.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.14%
2.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2627
$11003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1636
$7611
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.61
$5.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$40.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.78
$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$3.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.84
$7.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$21.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$46.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$3.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.71
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5
$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$19.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.4
$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.04
$3.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.5
$91.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$21.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.7
$154
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.4
$50.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.5
$145
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.1
$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$464
$2684
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13518
$29266

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1362
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1088
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$827
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$860
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$927
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$827
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$985
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$877
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$893
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$982
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1080
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$909
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$928
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$864
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$976
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$831
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$835
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1163
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1080
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$981
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1303
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$922
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$461
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1335
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$850
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1194
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$920
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1028
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$622
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1438
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$906
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1345
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$814
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1825
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1907
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$385
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1013
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1257

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Altstetten
$3073
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$3200
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$2861
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$3051
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3059
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$2930
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3041
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3001
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3178
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$2949
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3128
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3083
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$3444
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$2916
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2436
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2354
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1533
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2142
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$2882
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2431
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$2925
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$2838
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1660
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1806
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$2649
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$2182
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1510
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$2322
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1910
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1412
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3296
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1394
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1492
74 km or 46 mi Weil am Rhein
$1499
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$2820
76 km or 47 mi Villingen-Schwenningen
$1326
77 km or 48 mi Saint-Louis
$1307
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$1717
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2243
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$2846