Frankfurt vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1902
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4451
$2798
🏠 One person rent
$1097
$549
🏘️ Family rent
$1947
$919
🍽️ Food expenses
$485
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$80.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3920
$1220
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
87
61
😀 Quality of life
94
79
🏙️ Population
759K
606K

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 68% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 2040th and 4604th ($1902 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th 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 1.1 months in Riga. Frankfurt ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 38th and 535th 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
$14.2
$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66
$52.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.54
$7.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.12
$4.97
☕ Cappuccino
$3.78
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.92
$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1156
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$808
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2055
$885
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1525
$549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$273
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$16.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8253
$2627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4831
$1636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.65
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.2
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$2.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$7.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.93
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.51
$5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.38
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.4
$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$81.7
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$506
$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14318
$13518

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1560
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1651
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1653
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1684
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1644
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1588
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1600
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1656
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1586
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1657
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1620
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1652
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1660
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1638
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1660
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1674
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1648
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1649
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1644
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1593
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1605
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1628
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1651
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1616
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1603
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1654
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1725
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1624
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1684
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1824
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1630
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1721
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1713
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1631
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1673
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1657
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1704
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1725
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1574

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