Frankfurt vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2251
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5339
$3163
🏠 One person rent
$1290
$592
🏘️ Family rent
$2248
$1001
🍽️ Food expenses
$601
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$178
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4308
$1555
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
88
59
😀 Quality of life
93
80
🏙️ Population
776K
595K

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 80% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 1384th and 4631st ($2251 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Germany and Latvia, respectively. Check Germany vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Frankfurt compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Frankfurt ranked 10th best city to live in Germany vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 48th and 657th 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
$17.4
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$92.9
$56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.75
$5.81
☕ Cappuccino
$4.71
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1277
$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1017
$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2336
$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1825
$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$177
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$276
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.5
$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.59%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8499
$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4451
$2218
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.42
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.2
$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.1
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.41
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.99
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.7
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.2
$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.34
$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$6.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.2
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.3
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$104
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.7
$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.7
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$823
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21222
$18197

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1826
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1891
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1869
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1938
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1851
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1765
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1746
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1889
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1762
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1903
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1814
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1867
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1827
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1817
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1886
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1829
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1846
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1878
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1872
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1668
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1775
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1798
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1699
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1852
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1780
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1732
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1851
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1740
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1822
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1793
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1773
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1829
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1754
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1996
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1855
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1709
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1772
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1772
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1747
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1778

Cities near Riga

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