Cologne vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1752
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4185
$2798
🏠 One person rent
$967
$549
🏘️ Family rent
$1672
$919
🍽️ Food expenses
$477
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$80.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3141
$1220
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
92
61
😀 Quality of life
96
79
🏙️ Population
1.07M
606K

The cost of living in Cologne is 54% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 2484th and 4604th ($1752 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st 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 1st best city to live in Germany vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 12th and 535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$52.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$7.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$4.97
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$925
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1823
$885
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1272
$549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$246
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$16.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5594
$2627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3486
$1636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.2
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.27
$2.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$7.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.18
$5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.7
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.4
$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$792
$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16182
$13518

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1520
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1778
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1542
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1468
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1551
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1500
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1490
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1515
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1499
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1547
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1497
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1562
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1512
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1501
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1516
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1498
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1505
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1504
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1462
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1520
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1593
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1501
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1484
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1388
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1458
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1484
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1488
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1276
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1493
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1516
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1489
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1476
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1432
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1478
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1506
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1776

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1362
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1088
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$827
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$860
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$927
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$827
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$985
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$877
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$893
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$982
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1080
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$909
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$928
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$864
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$976
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$831
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$835
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1163
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1080
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$981
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1303
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$922
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$461
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1335
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$850
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1194
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$920
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1028
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$622
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1438
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$906
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1345
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$814
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1825
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1907
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$385
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1013
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1257