Frankfurt vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2230
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5257
$3118
🏠 One person rent
$1250
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$2174
$989
🍽️ Food expenses
$605
$449
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4800
$1623
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
88
59
😀 Quality of life
95
81
🏙️ Population
776K
595K

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 79% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 1425th and 4678th ($2230 vs $1248) 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 2.2 months in Frankfurt compared to 1.3 months in Riga. Frankfurt ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 34th and 668th 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
$18.6
$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$82.1
$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.2
$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.86
$5.82
☕ Cappuccino
$4.99
$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.77
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1296
$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$987
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2308
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1784
$662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.6
$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.52%
4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8454
$3224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4665
$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.53
$1.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.7
$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$9.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.8
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.8
$5.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$9.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.6
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$109
$53.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.7
$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.9
$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$713
$528
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18543
$17597

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1765
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1881
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1870
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1928
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1841
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1750
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1756
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1891
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1761
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1883
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1806
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1887
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1823
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1826
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1867
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1831
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1874
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1864
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1866
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1681
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1768
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1788
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1732
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1836
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1808
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1742
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1832
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1779
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1841
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1802
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1807
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1849
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1780
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1939
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1842
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1760
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1787
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1786
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1776
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1801

Cities near Riga

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1423
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1027
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$908
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$944
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$912
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$1001
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$903
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$1012
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$994
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1214
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1230
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1083
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$1003
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$952
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1060
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$853
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$890
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1232
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1279
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1106
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1461
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$947
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$720
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1683
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$907
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1448
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1021
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1133
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$919
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1606
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1111
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1579
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1108
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1990
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2062
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$399
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1184
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1406