Bremen City vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bremen City	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1556	$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3881	$2787
🏠 One person rent	$773	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$1492	$924
🍽️ Food expenses	$513	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$75.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3114	$1303
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	72	61
😀 Quality of life	90	79
🏙️ Population	577K	605K

The cost of living in Bremen City is 40% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 3214th and 4764th ($1556 vs $1113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 216th and 2nd in Germany and Latvia, respectively. Check Germany vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Bremen City compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Bremen City ranked 25th best city to live in Germany vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 152nd and 596th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bremen City vs Riga

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	Bremen City	Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.7	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.8	$51.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$7.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$5.24
☕ Cappuccino	$3.88	$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.88	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$767	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$483	$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1395	$915
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1100	$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$285	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.4	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4885	$2774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4253	$1723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.15	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.5	$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.9	$8.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.09	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.37	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.33	$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.51	$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.79	$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.5	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.6	$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.7	$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$459	$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12560	$13840

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Cities near Bremen City

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Delmenhorst	$1451
17 km or 10 mi	Achim	$1450
17 km or 10 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1432
18 km or 11 mi	Syke	$1451
33 km or 21 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1468
40 km or 25 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1456
40 km or 25 mi	Oldenburg	$1481
52 km or 32 mi	Vechta	$1421
52 km or 32 mi	Nordenham	$1358
55 km or 34 mi	Bremerhaven	$1626
55 km or 34 mi	Nienburg	$1498
57 km or 35 mi	Walsrode	$1482
57 km or 36 mi	Varel	$1348
57 km or 36 mi	Cloppenburg	$1433
60 km or 37 mi	Lohne	$1402
62 km or 39 mi	Geestland	$1382
63 km or 39 mi	Westerstede	$1425
64 km or 40 mi	Friesoythe	$1443
66 km or 41 mi	Wilhelmshaven	$1276
69 km or 43 mi	Soltau	$1469
73 km or 45 mi	Stade	$1428
74 km or 46 mi	Buxtehude	$1437
76 km or 47 mi	Schortens	$1328
77 km or 48 mi	Neustadt am Rubenberge	$1552
78 km or 48 mi	Petershagen	$1407
79 km or 49 mi	Espelkamp	$1421
82 km or 51 mi	Wedel	$1482
84 km or 52 mi	Wunstorf	$1558
86 km or 54 mi	Lubbecke	$1420
88 km or 55 mi	Stadthagen	$1530
88 km or 55 mi	Wittmund	$1345
88 km or 55 mi	Minden	$1371
88 km or 55 mi	Cuxhaven	$1382
90 km or 56 mi	Garbsen	$1587
92 km or 57 mi	Leer	$1404
92 km or 57 mi	Pinneberg	$1489
92 km or 57 mi	Seelze	$1590
93 km or 58 mi	Bramsche	$1320
94 km or 58 mi	Elmshorn	$1473
95 km or 59 mi	Langenhagen	$1599

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