Essen vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1443
$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3513
$2787
🏠 One person rent
$690
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$1216
$924
🍽️ Food expenses
$461
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$75.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2980
$1303
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
61
😀 Quality of life
94
79
🏙️ Population
587K
605K

The cost of living in Essen is 30% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 3685th and 4764th ($1443 vs $1113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 413th 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 Essen compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 33rd and 596th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.2
$51.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$7.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.01
$5.24
☕ Cappuccino
$3.1
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.45
$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$574
$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1177
$915
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$833
$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$274
$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.1
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$2774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3401
$1723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.43
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56
$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$8.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.73
$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.76
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.99
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.46
$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$80.3
$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.2
$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.3
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8902
$13840

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Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1418
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1434
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1367
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1485
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1428
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1444
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1422
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1444
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1486
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1559
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1314
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1438
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1433
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1431
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1497
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1489
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1479
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1464
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1233
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1435
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1516
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1404
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1432
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1439
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1451
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1435
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1434
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1431
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1517
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1772
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1455
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1435
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1522
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1445
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1459
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1580
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1448

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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