Dresden vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3582
$2907
🏠 One person rent
$729
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$1362
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3112
$1324
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
65
61
😀 Quality of life
89
79
🏙️ Population
563K
605K

The cost of living in Dresden is 25% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 3857th and 4672nd ($1462 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 506th and 2nd in Germany and Latvia, respectively. Check Germany vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Dresden ranked 30th best city to live in Germany vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 203rd and 580th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12
$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$5.18
 Cappuccino
$3.54
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$710
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1354
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5042
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3939
$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$10.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.54
$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.4
$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.42
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$297
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12328
$13962

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$1413
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1386
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1393
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1354
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1215
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1330
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1107
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1306
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$929
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$978
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1377
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1362
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1390
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1369
61 km or 38 mi Most
$957
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1228
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1103
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1130
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1051
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1261
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1349
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1347
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1345
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1353
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1210
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1364
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1261
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1273
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1095
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1106
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1406
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1449
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1191
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1244
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1035
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1216
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1024
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1387

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1377
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$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