Cologne vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cologne	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1744	$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4212	$2787
🏠 One person rent	$947	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$1673	$924
🍽️ Food expenses	$491	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$75.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3148	$1303
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	92	61
😀 Quality of life	96	79
🏙️ Population	1.09M	605K

The cost of living in Cologne is 57% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 2551st and 4764th ($1744 vs $1113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th 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 1.2 months in Riga. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 12th and 596th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Riga

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	Cologne	Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.1	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$51.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$7.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.67	$5.24
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.1	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$963	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1902	$915
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1332	$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.4	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.01%	4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6163	$2774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5539	$1723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.35	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.6	$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$8.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.95	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.56	$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.09	$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.2	$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.5	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.2	$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.7	$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$773	$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15595	$13840

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Cities near Cologne

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Hurth	$1578
10 km or 6.4 mi	Leverkusen	$1822
10 km or 6.4 mi	Frechen	$1569
13 km or 7.9 mi	Bruhl	$1559
13 km or 7.9 mi	Pulheim	$1572
14 km or 8.4 mi	Wesseling	$1554
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bergisch Gladbach	$1586
15 km or 9.3 mi	Niederkassel	$1551
16 km or 10 mi	Rosrath	$1536
18 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1576
19 km or 12 mi	Dormagen	$1561
19 km or 12 mi	Erftstadt	$1534
19 km or 12 mi	Langenfeld	$1577
20 km or 12 mi	Troisdorf	$1544
20 km or 12 mi	Leichlingen	$1559
20 km or 12 mi	Kerpen	$1529
21 km or 13 mi	Bornheim	$1554
21 km or 13 mi	Lohmar	$1523
22 km or 14 mi	Bergheim	$1518
23 km or 15 mi	Siegburg	$1522
24 km or 15 mi	Overath	$1497
25 km or 16 mi	Sankt Augustin	$1542
25 km or 16 mi	Bonn	$1677
26 km or 16 mi	Hilden	$1522
26 km or 16 mi	Solingen	$1580
27 km or 17 mi	Elsdorf	$1502
28 km or 17 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1497
28 km or 17 mi	Haan	$1517
28 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1504
29 km or 18 mi	Hennef	$1494
31 km or 19 mi	Grevenbroich	$1499
31 km or 19 mi	Remscheid	$1494
31 km or 20 mi	Erkrath	$1516
33 km or 20 mi	Konigswinter	$1446
34 km or 21 mi	Euskirchen	$1503
34 km or 21 mi	Neuss	$1495
34 km or 21 mi	Mettmann	$1479
35 km or 21 mi	Zulpich	$1490
35 km or 21 mi	Meckenheim	$1500
35 km or 22 mi	Dusseldorf	$1772

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