Frankfurt vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2102
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4758
$2907
🏠 One person rent
$1237
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$2068
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$535
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4186
$1324
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
87
61
😀 Quality of life
95
79
🏙️ Population
773K
605K

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 80% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 1589th and 4672nd ($2102 vs $1169) 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 2 months in Frankfurt compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Frankfurt ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 36th and 580th 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
$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.4
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.22
$5.18
☕ Cappuccino
$4.05
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.96
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1303
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$942
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2335
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1600
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.98%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8020
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5017
$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.79
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.3
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.4
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.93
$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.69
$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.7
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.3
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.3
$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.7
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$568
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15030
$13962

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1620
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1773
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1766
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1830
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1763
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1673
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1699
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1801
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1676
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1810
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1739
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1794
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1779
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1759
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1815
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1791
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1778
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1814
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1813
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1731
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1710
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1750
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1724
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1812
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1723
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1724
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1812
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1805
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1760
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1804
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1906
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1770
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1801
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1953
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1812
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1748
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1766
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1795
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1804
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1716

Cities near Riga

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