Dresden vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1448
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3599
$3163
🏠 One person rent
$637
$592
🏘️ Family rent
$1099
$1001
🍽️ Food expenses
$517
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3219
$1555
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
65
59
😀 Quality of life
92
80
🏙️ Population
566K
595K

The cost of living in Dresden is 15% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 4158th and 4631st ($1448 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 592nd and 2nd in Germany and Latvia, respectively. Check Germany vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dresden compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Dresden ranked 17th best city to live in Germany vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 96th and 657th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Riga

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Dresden Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.5
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.7
$56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.44
$5.81
☕ Cappuccino
$4.13
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.84
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$652
$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1203
$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$764
$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5147
$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2772
$2218
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.96
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.2
$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.91
$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.96
$6.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.47
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.6
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.6
$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$446
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15933
$18197

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7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1412
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1410
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1417
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1424
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1430
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1316
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1445
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1216
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1440
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1006
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1141
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1503
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1517
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1461
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1470
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1094
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1530
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1276
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1332
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1174
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1464
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1419
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1438
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1505
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1482
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1460
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1299
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1467
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1332
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1363
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1131
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1174
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1579
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1659
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1244
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1402
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1112
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1195
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1218
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1551

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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