Riga vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1169
$3392
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2907
$8190
🏠 One person rent
$568
$2018
🏘️ Family rent
$964
$3505
🍽️ Food expenses
$392
$880
🚐 Transport expenses
$84
$226
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1324
$6770
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
61
81
😀 Quality of life
79
98
🏙️ Population
605K
447K

The cost of living in Riga is 66% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 4672nd and 41st ($1169 vs $3392) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd 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 2 months in Zurich. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 580th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riga vs Zurich

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Riga Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.53
$27.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$71.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.97
$19.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$9.29
 Cappuccino
$3.71
$6.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.56
$5.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$510
$2243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$1698
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$922
$3982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$3016
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$239
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.2
$55.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2784
$9651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1763
$5769
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.67
$5.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.5
$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$44.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$3.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.86
$7.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$21.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$26.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$49.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$5.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.61
$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.51
$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$20.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.08
$3.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.37
$3.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.3
$84.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$22.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46
$154
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$48.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.4
$132
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$547
$2756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13962
$20539

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1377
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1111
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$856
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$893
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$946
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$999
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$902
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$923
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1102
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1151
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$966
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$950
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$899
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1029
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$817
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$856
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1120
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1191
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1016
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1341
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$886
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$440
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1447
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$871
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1278
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$973
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1061
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$578
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1525
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$979
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1363
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$846
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1936
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2023
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$390
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1057
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1363

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Altstetten
$3139
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$3129
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$3048
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$3163
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3057
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$3013
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3135
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3145
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3184
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$3015
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3206
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3320
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$3627
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3011
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2647
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2629
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1559
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2207
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$3020
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2492
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$3068
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$2989
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1636
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1710
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$2782
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$1903
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1551
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$2618
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1771
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1468
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3415
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1434
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1531
74 km or 46 mi Weil am Rhein
$1538
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$2741
76 km or 47 mi Villingen-Schwenningen
$1391
77 km or 48 mi Saint-Louis
$1399
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$1759
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2483
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$2843