Berlin vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Berlin	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2104	$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5039	$2907
🏠 One person rent	$1143	$568
🏘️ Family rent	$2202	$964
🍽️ Food expenses	$534	$392
🚐 Transport expenses	$288	$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3287	$1324
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	61
😀 Quality of life	95	79
🏙️ Population	3.76M	605K

The cost of living in Berlin is 80% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 1583rd and 4672nd ($2104 vs $1169) 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 1.1 months in Riga. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 23rd and 580th 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	$14.5	$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67	$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.48	$5.18
☕ Cappuccino	$4.15	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1178	$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$855	$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2408	$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1752	$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$274	$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.8	$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8742	$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6444	$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.14	$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.43	$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.05	$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.8	$46
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.4	$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.8	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$322	$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8961	$13962

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1739
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1783
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1775
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1739
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1786
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1730
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1717
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1780
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1739
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1690
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1752
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1737
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1671
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1687
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1713
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1734
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1714
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1574
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1692
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1421
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1482
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1469
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1393
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1261
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1386
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1387
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1396
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1345
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1513
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1390
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1470
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1372
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1386
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1349
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1365
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1169
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1384
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$931
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1387
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1369

Cities near Riga

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