Cologne vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$2907
🏠 One person rent
$1019
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$1819
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3275
$1324
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
92
61
😀 Quality of life
97
79
🏙️ Population
1.08M
605K

The cost of living in Cologne is 58% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 2308th and 4672nd ($1851 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 2nd in Germany and Latvia, respectively. Check Germany vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 16th and 580th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$5.18
 Cappuccino
$3.81
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2061
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6540
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5856
$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$10.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.37
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.82
$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.7
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$822
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16860
$13962

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1593
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1577
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1647
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1620
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1634
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1586
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1612
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1580
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1566
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1582
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1530
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1594
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1765
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1578
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1652
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1564
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1493
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1558
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1569
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1531
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1567
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1415
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1571
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1453
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1550
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1566
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1527
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1548
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1542
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1861

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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