Bremen City vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bremen City Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1799
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4131
$2907
🏠 One person rent
$969
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$1626
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$540
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3550
$1324
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
72
61
😀 Quality of life
90
79
🏙️ Population
569K
605K

The cost of living in Bremen City is 54% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 2502nd and 4672nd ($1799 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th 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 1.1 months in Riga. Bremen City ranked 25th best city to live in Germany vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 136th and 580th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bremen City Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.2
$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.44
$5.18
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$842
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$683
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1411
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1229
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$308
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.5
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.98%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5215
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4930
$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.33
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.1
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.2
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.97
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.2
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.67
$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.3
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.97
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.21
$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.2
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.94
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.9
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.1
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.2
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$104
$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$490
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10048
$13962

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Delmenhorst
$1551
17 km or 10 mi Achim
$1547
17 km or 10 mi Osterholz-Scharmbeck
$1557
18 km or 11 mi Syke
$1539
33 km or 21 mi Verden an der Aller
$1546
40 km or 25 mi Rotenburg an der Wumme
$1543
40 km or 25 mi Oldenburg
$1588
52 km or 32 mi Vechta
$1501
52 km or 32 mi Nordenham
$1584
55 km or 34 mi Bremerhaven
$1627
55 km or 34 mi Nienburg
$1569
57 km or 35 mi Walsrode
$1554
57 km or 36 mi Varel
$1597
57 km or 36 mi Cloppenburg
$1525
60 km or 37 mi Lohne
$1472
62 km or 39 mi Geestland
$1555
63 km or 39 mi Westerstede
$1576
64 km or 40 mi Friesoythe
$1555
66 km or 41 mi Wilhelmshaven
$1613
69 km or 43 mi Soltau
$1538
73 km or 45 mi Stade
$1520
74 km or 46 mi Buxtehude
$1515
76 km or 47 mi Schortens
$1597
77 km or 48 mi Neustadt am Rubenberge
$1633
78 km or 48 mi Petershagen
$1484
79 km or 49 mi Espelkamp
$1487
82 km or 51 mi Wedel
$1581
84 km or 52 mi Wunstorf
$1636
86 km or 54 mi Lubbecke
$1495
88 km or 55 mi Stadthagen
$1607
88 km or 55 mi Wittmund
$1577
88 km or 55 mi Minden
$1456
88 km or 55 mi Cuxhaven
$1547
90 km or 56 mi Garbsen
$1675
92 km or 57 mi Leer
$1551
92 km or 57 mi Pinneberg
$1579
92 km or 57 mi Seelze
$1678
93 km or 58 mi Bramsche
$1360
94 km or 58 mi Elmshorn
$1566
95 km or 59 mi Langenhagen
$1689

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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