Frankfurt vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2182
$1270
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5115
$3141
🏠 One person rent
$1245
$619
🏘️ Family rent
$2194
$1049
🍽️ Food expenses
$585
$445
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$81.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4614
$1509
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
87
61
😀 Quality of life
95
82
🏙️ Population
776K
605K

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 72% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 1510th and 4556th ($2182 vs $1270) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 Frankfurt compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Frankfurt ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 38th and 625th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Frankfurt vs Riga

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Frankfurt Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14
$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$5.71
☕ Cappuccino
$4.6
$3.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.6
$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1285
$547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1001
$378
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2273
$965
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1844
$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$189
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$226
$285
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$18.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.91%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8398
$3110
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5144
$1956
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.41
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.7
$35.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$9.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.6
$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.63
$9.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.57
$5.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$9.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.39
$3.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.4
$47.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$107
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.4
$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.6
$91.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$619
$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16203
$16726

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1730
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1841
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1826
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1884
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1806
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1724
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1718
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1861
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1725
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1849
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1774
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1854
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1796
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1791
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1843
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1812
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1844
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1836
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1832
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1640
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1741
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1757
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1693
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1815
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1763
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1713
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1813
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1755
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1801
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1776
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1793
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1810
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1756
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1922
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1810
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1736
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1756
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1775
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1763
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1769

Cities near Riga

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1419
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1046
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$889
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$928
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$894
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$967
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$864
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$988
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$968
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1184
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1192
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1041
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$974
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$929
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1034
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$840
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$865
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1174
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1334
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1057
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1414
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$920
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$680
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1601
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$883
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1372
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$999
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1113
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1089
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$829
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1566
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1064
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1737
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1485
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1083
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1947
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1937
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$349
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1125
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1383