Berlin vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Berlin	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2027	$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4661	$2787
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$2029	$924
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$75.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3225	$1303
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	61
😀 Quality of life	95	79
🏙️ Population	3.78M	605K

The cost of living in Berlin is 82% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 1762nd and 4764th ($2027 vs $1113) 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 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 21st and 596th 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	$14.6	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$51.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$7.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$5.24
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$832	$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$915
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8133	$2774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5908	$1723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.68	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$8.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.55	$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.01	$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.3	$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9774	$13840

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1707
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1782
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1770
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1714
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1763
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1724
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1691
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1796
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1695
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1665
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1711
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1714
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1632
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1663
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1686
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1723
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1690
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1534
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1644
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1354
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1442
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1437
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1319
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1241
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1315
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1332
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1340
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1350
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1421
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1351
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1395
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1308
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1326
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1310
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1282
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1108
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1346
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1022
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1419
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1373

Cities near Riga

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Jurmala	$1299
34 km or 21 mi	Ogre	$933
40 km or 25 mi	Jelgava	$804
103 km or 64 mi	Valmiera	$835
118 km or 74 mi	Jekabpils	$840
123 km or 77 mi	Siauliai	$953
129 km or 80 mi	Mazeikiai	$983
137 km or 85 mi	Panevezys	$950
161 km or 100 mi	Ventspils	$869
161 km or 100 mi	Parnu	$1064
174 km or 108 mi	Kuressaare	$1064
181 km or 112 mi	Viljandi	$933
186 km or 115 mi	Utena	$936
190 km or 118 mi	Daugavpils	$843
195 km or 121 mi	Liepaja	$953
203 km or 126 mi	Rezekne	$761
209 km or 130 mi	Jonava	$847
223 km or 138 mi	Tartu	$1045
228 km or 142 mi	Kaunas	$1150
229 km or 142 mi	Klaipeda	$969
262 km or 163 mi	Vilnius	$1261
270 km or 168 mi	Marijampole	$882
271 km or 168 mi	Pskov	$467
279 km or 174 mi	Tallinn	$1414
283 km or 176 mi	Alytus	$850
286 km or 178 mi	Maardu	$1219
298 km or 185 mi	Rakvere	$899
327 km or 203 mi	Suwalki	$1016
330 km or 205 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
335 km or 208 mi	Kaliningrad	$741
339 km or 211 mi	Raseborg	$1441
347 km or 215 mi	Sillamae	$952
353 km or 219 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
357 km or 222 mi	Visby	$1273
361 km or 225 mi	Narva	$953
362 km or 225 mi	Helsinki	$1816
364 km or 226 mi	Espoo	$1879
365 km or 227 mi	Grodno	$385
365 km or 227 mi	Elk	$1025
367 km or 228 mi	Lohja	$1220