Bremen City vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bremen City Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1765
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4254
$3163
🏠 One person rent
$867
$592
🏘️ Family rent
$1469
$1001
🍽️ Food expenses
$577
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3282
$1555
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
72
59
😀 Quality of life
92
80
🏙️ Population
577K
595K

The cost of living in Bremen City is 41% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 2955th and 4631st ($1765 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 143rd and 2nd in Germany and Latvia, respectively. Check Germany vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Bremen City compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Bremen City ranked 15th best city to live in Germany vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 88th and 657th 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
$19.6
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86
$56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.83
$5.81
☕ Cappuccino
$4.18
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.44
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$823
$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$584
$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1494
$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1035
$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$305
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.7
$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5115
$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4287
$2218
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.47
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.5
$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.4
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.13
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.94
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.5
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.06
$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$6.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.79
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.7
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.7
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.9
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$501
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20090
$18197

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Delmenhorst
$1621
17 km or 10 mi Achim
$1586
17 km or 10 mi Osterholz-Scharmbeck
$1582
18 km or 11 mi Syke
$1589
33 km or 21 mi Verden an der Aller
$1590
40 km or 25 mi Rotenburg an der Wumme
$1577
40 km or 25 mi Oldenburg
$1707
52 km or 32 mi Vechta
$1585
52 km or 32 mi Nordenham
$1483
55 km or 34 mi Bremerhaven
$1787
55 km or 34 mi Nienburg
$1614
57 km or 35 mi Walsrode
$1596
57 km or 36 mi Varel
$1471
57 km or 36 mi Cloppenburg
$1600
60 km or 37 mi Lohne
$1565
62 km or 39 mi Geestland
$1507
63 km or 39 mi Westerstede
$1588
64 km or 40 mi Friesoythe
$1619
66 km or 41 mi Wilhelmshaven
$1382
69 km or 43 mi Soltau
$1584
73 km or 45 mi Stade
$1555
74 km or 46 mi Buxtehude
$1556
76 km or 47 mi Schortens
$1442
77 km or 48 mi Neustadt am Rubenberge
$1649
78 km or 48 mi Petershagen
$1547
79 km or 49 mi Espelkamp
$1571
82 km or 51 mi Wedel
$1575
84 km or 52 mi Wunstorf
$1661
86 km or 54 mi Lubbecke
$1569
88 km or 55 mi Stadthagen
$1630
88 km or 55 mi Wittmund
$1465
88 km or 55 mi Minden
$1520
88 km or 55 mi Cuxhaven
$1509
90 km or 56 mi Garbsen
$1685
92 km or 57 mi Leer
$1555
92 km or 57 mi Pinneberg
$1582
92 km or 57 mi Seelze
$1693
93 km or 58 mi Bramsche
$1513
94 km or 58 mi Elmshorn
$1563
95 km or 59 mi Langenhagen
$1697

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1374
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1000
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$893
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$938
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$895
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$964
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$860
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$982
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$932
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1179
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1225
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1054
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$974
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$938
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1040
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$835
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$859
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1220
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1258
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1077
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1434
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$928
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$758
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1594
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$881
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1455
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1085
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1114
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$1016
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1597
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1079
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1684
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1498
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1081
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1970
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1974
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$445
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1170
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1391