Bern vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bern	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2381	$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6677	$2787
🏠 One person rent	$1185	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$2375	$924
🍽️ Food expenses	$829	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$75.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6312	$1303
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	80	61
😀 Quality of life	94	79
🏙️ Population	135K	605K

The cost of living in Bern is 114% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 987th and 4764th ($2381 vs $1113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 2nd in Switzerland and Latvia, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.7 months in Bern compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Bern ranked 8th best city to live in Switzerland vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 36th and 596th 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	$23.7	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.2	$51.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$16.9	$7.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.52	$5.24
☕ Cappuccino	$5.64	$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.62	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1326	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$889	$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2668	$915
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1931	$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$252	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.3	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.51%	4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13401	$2774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11590	$1723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.31	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$89.3	$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$41	$8.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.94	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.88	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.7	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$29.9	$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$42.1	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.41	$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.83	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.8	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.2	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.8	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$46.7	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$131	$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$156	$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2981	$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27477	$13840

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Cities near Bern

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi	Koniz	$2457
25 km or 16 mi	Thun	$2481
26 km or 16 mi	Biel/Bienne	$2331
28 km or 17 mi	Fribourg	$2470
40 km or 25 mi	Neuchatel	$2308
43 km or 27 mi	Interlaken	$2637
48 km or 30 mi	Bulle	$2658
50 km or 31 mi	La Chaux-de-Fonds	$2287
64 km or 40 mi	Kriens	$2891
64 km or 40 mi	Yverdon-les-Bains	$2776
66 km or 41 mi	Lucerne	$2931
66 km or 41 mi	Emmen	$2897
67 km or 42 mi	Aarau	$2252
67 km or 42 mi	Allschwil	$2717
69 km or 43 mi	Basel	$2643
70 km or 44 mi	Montreux	$3088
71 km or 44 mi	Saint-Louis	$1286
72 km or 45 mi	Riehen	$3233
73 km or 45 mi	Rheinfelden	$1447
73 km or 45 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1442
76 km or 47 mi	Lorrach	$1434
77 km or 48 mi	Lausanne	$2732
80 km or 50 mi	Sion	$1950
80 km or 50 mi	Renens	$2738
85 km or 53 mi	Zug	$3426
86 km or 54 mi	Baar	$3099
87 km or 54 mi	Baden	$3059
88 km or 55 mi	Wettingen	$2970
88 km or 55 mi	Dietikon	$2934
88 km or 55 mi	Belfort	$1360
89 km or 56 mi	Mulhouse	$1249
92 km or 57 mi	Altstetten	$3037
94 km or 58 mi	Horgen	$2976
95 km or 59 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1472
95 km or 59 mi	Zurich	$3296
98 km or 61 mi	Wadenswil	$2960
102 km or 63 mi	Dubendorf	$2988
104 km or 65 mi	Bulach	$2873
106 km or 66 mi	Uster	$2974
109 km or 68 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2861

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