Berlin vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Berlin	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2371	$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5321	$3163
🏠 One person rent	$1330	$592
🏘️ Family rent	$2289	$1001
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$319	$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3423	$1555
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	59
😀 Quality of life	94	80
🏙️ Population	3.78M	595K

The cost of living in Berlin is 89% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 1150th and 4631st ($2371 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Germany and Latvia, respectively. Check Germany vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Berlin compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Berlin ranked 9th best city to live in Germany vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 45th and 657th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Riga

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	Berlin	Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.26	$5.81
☕ Cappuccino	$4.65	$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.71	$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1383	$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1009	$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2475	$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1800	$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$307	$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47	$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8891	$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6112	$2218
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.59	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.4	$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.2	$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.65	$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.4	$6.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.6	$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12679	$18197

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1960
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1941
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1902
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1979
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1908
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1878
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1921
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1895
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1840
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1920
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1903
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1804
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1827
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1854
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1863
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1848
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1682
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1870
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1482
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1517
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1558
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1460
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1332
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1459
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1462
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1459
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1482
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1551
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1461
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1505
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1434
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1448
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1419
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1443
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1190
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1416
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1080
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1551
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1470

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