Essen vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3604
$2798
🏠 One person rent
$759
$549
🏘️ Family rent
$1284
$919
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$80.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3220
$1220
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
61
😀 Quality of life
95
79
🏙️ Population
579K
606K

The cost of living in Essen is 34% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 3358th and 4604th ($1519 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 247th 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 1.1 months in Riga. Essen ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 32nd and 535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$52.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$7.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$4.97
 Cappuccino
$3.29
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$639
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$885
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$925
$549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$16.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$2627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5688
$1636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$10.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$2.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$7.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.16
$5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.1
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.4
$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9133
$13518

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1402
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1267
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1384
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1387
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1389
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1375
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1412
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1395
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1424
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1369
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1470
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1286
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1432
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1387
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1399
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1124
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1415
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1493
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1417
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1373
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1396
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1351
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1458
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1776
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1388
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1394
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1501
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1409
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1407
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1410

Cities near Riga

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