Berlin vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Berlin	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2302	$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5175	$3118
🏠 One person rent	$1280	$588
🏘️ Family rent	$2205	$989
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$449
🚐 Transport expenses	$315	$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3706	$1623
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	59
😀 Quality of life	95	81
🏙️ Population	3.78M	595K

The cost of living in Berlin is 84% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 1275th and 4678th ($2302 vs $1248) 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 1.3 months in Riga. Berlin ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 35th and 668th 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	$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$5.82
☕ Cappuccino	$4.72	$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.77	$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1324	$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$952	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2341	$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1711	$662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$321	$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8913	$3224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6080	$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.45	$1.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.8	$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$9.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.38	$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$5.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.6	$53.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.1	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.9	$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$135	$528
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10963	$17597

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1931
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1921
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1889
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1920
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1896
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1870
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1895
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1878
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1816
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1853
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1859
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1846
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1846
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1698
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1857
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1460
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1557
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1587
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1493
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1382
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1483
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1490
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1489
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1488
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1597
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1502
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1543
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1457
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1481
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1464
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1473
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1240
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1467
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1121
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1553
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1474

Cities near Riga

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Jurmala	$1423
34 km or 21 mi	Ogre	$1027
40 km or 25 mi	Jelgava	$908
103 km or 64 mi	Valmiera	$944
118 km or 74 mi	Jekabpils	$912
123 km or 77 mi	Siauliai	$1001
129 km or 80 mi	Mazeikiai	$903
137 km or 85 mi	Panevezys	$1012
161 km or 100 mi	Ventspils	$994
161 km or 100 mi	Parnu	$1214
174 km or 108 mi	Kuressaare	$1230
181 km or 112 mi	Viljandi	$1083
186 km or 115 mi	Utena	$1003
190 km or 118 mi	Daugavpils	$952
195 km or 121 mi	Liepaja	$1060
203 km or 126 mi	Rezekne	$853
209 km or 130 mi	Jonava	$890
223 km or 138 mi	Tartu	$1232
228 km or 142 mi	Kaunas	$1279
229 km or 142 mi	Klaipeda	$1106
262 km or 163 mi	Vilnius	$1461
270 km or 168 mi	Marijampole	$947
271 km or 168 mi	Pskov	$720
279 km or 174 mi	Tallinn	$1683
283 km or 176 mi	Alytus	$907
286 km or 178 mi	Maardu	$1448
298 km or 185 mi	Rakvere	$1021
327 km or 203 mi	Suwalki	$1133
330 km or 205 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1131
335 km or 208 mi	Kaliningrad	$919
339 km or 211 mi	Raseborg	$1606
347 km or 215 mi	Sillamae	$1111
353 km or 219 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1753
357 km or 222 mi	Visby	$1579
361 km or 225 mi	Narva	$1108
362 km or 225 mi	Helsinki	$1990
364 km or 226 mi	Espoo	$2062
365 km or 227 mi	Grodno	$399
365 km or 227 mi	Elk	$1184
367 km or 228 mi	Lohja	$1406