Berlin vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Berlin	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$1270
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4975	$3141
🏠 One person rent	$1217	$619
🏘️ Family rent	$2066	$1049
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$304	$81.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3412	$1509
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	61
😀 Quality of life	96	82
🏙️ Population	3.78M	605K

The cost of living in Berlin is 75% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 1418th and 4556th ($2222 vs $1270) 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 1.5 months in Berlin compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Berlin ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 35th and 625th 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	$16.6	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.5	$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$5.71
☕ Cappuccino	$4.41	$3.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.43	$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$378
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2200	$965
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1631	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$189
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$277	$285
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$18.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8887	$3110
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6036	$1956
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.44	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$35.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.6	$9.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.11	$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.24	$9.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$5.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$3.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.4	$47.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67	$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.5	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$91.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$149	$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9480	$16726

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1868
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1893
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1892
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1862
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1888
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1902
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1851
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1887
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1841
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1826
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1856
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1862
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1776
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1810
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1839
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1826
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1822
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1681
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1852
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1454
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1484
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1567
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1430
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1363
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1425
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1424
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1436
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1471
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1501
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1486
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1479
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1421
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1417
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1435
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1411
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1166
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1422
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1113
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1563
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1446

Cities near Riga

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Jurmala	$1419
34 km or 21 mi	Ogre	$1046
40 km or 25 mi	Jelgava	$889
103 km or 64 mi	Valmiera	$928
118 km or 74 mi	Jekabpils	$894
123 km or 77 mi	Siauliai	$967
129 km or 80 mi	Mazeikiai	$864
137 km or 85 mi	Panevezys	$988
161 km or 100 mi	Ventspils	$968
161 km or 100 mi	Parnu	$1184
174 km or 108 mi	Kuressaare	$1192
181 km or 112 mi	Viljandi	$1041
186 km or 115 mi	Utena	$974
190 km or 118 mi	Daugavpils	$929
195 km or 121 mi	Liepaja	$1034
203 km or 126 mi	Rezekne	$840
209 km or 130 mi	Jonava	$865
223 km or 138 mi	Tartu	$1174
228 km or 142 mi	Kaunas	$1334
229 km or 142 mi	Klaipeda	$1057
262 km or 163 mi	Vilnius	$1414
270 km or 168 mi	Marijampole	$920
271 km or 168 mi	Pskov	$680
279 km or 174 mi	Tallinn	$1601
283 km or 176 mi	Alytus	$883
286 km or 178 mi	Maardu	$1372
298 km or 185 mi	Rakvere	$999
327 km or 203 mi	Suwalki	$1113
330 km or 205 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1089
335 km or 208 mi	Kaliningrad	$829
339 km or 211 mi	Raseborg	$1566
347 km or 215 mi	Sillamae	$1064
353 km or 219 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1737
357 km or 222 mi	Visby	$1485
361 km or 225 mi	Narva	$1083
362 km or 225 mi	Helsinki	$1947
364 km or 226 mi	Espoo	$1937
365 km or 227 mi	Grodno	$349
365 km or 227 mi	Elk	$1125
367 km or 228 mi	Lohja	$1383