Bern vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2512
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6867
$2907
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$2589
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$860
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6657
$1324
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
80
61
😀 Quality of life
95
79
🏙️ Population
135K
605K

The cost of living in Bern is 115% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 743rd and 4672nd ($2512 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 2nd in Switzerland and Latvia, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Bern compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 33rd and 580th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Riga

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Bern Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25
$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.7
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17.7
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.39
$5.18
☕ Cappuccino
$5.76
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.78
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1341
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$956
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2706
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2140
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.54%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14168
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12333
$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.57
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.3
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$42.3
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.71
$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.9
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.8
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$45.5
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.08
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.04
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.9
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$151
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$40.9
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$138
$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$165
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2516
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22088
$13962

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Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2592
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2646
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2517
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2738
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2424
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$2746
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$2823
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2373
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$2989
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$2940
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$3068
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$3020
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2207
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$2843
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$2741
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$3257
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1399
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3415
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1551
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1538
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1531
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$2890
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$2052
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$2871
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$3627
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3320
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3206
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$3135
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$3048
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1384
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1366
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3139
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$3163
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1559
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3392
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$3145
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$3129
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$3013
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$3057
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3011

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