Hamburg City vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamburg City Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2022
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5040
$2907
🏠 One person rent
$1032
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$1994
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$592
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$244
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3442
$1324
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
84
61
😀 Quality of life
94
79
🏙️ Population
1.89M
605K

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 73% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 1809th and 4672nd ($2022 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in Germany and Latvia, respectively. Check Germany vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Hamburg City compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Hamburg City ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 42nd and 580th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamburg City vs Riga

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Hamburg City Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.6
$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89.7
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.59
$5.18
☕ Cappuccino
$4.4
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.33
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1068
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$783
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2256
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1587
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.8
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9009
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5949
$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.89
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54.9
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.8
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.72
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.16
$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.31
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.69
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.88
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.4
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.2
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.6
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.9
$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$239
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23771
$13962

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1614
17 km or 11 mi Norderstedt
$1594
18 km or 11 mi Pinneberg
$1579
20 km or 13 mi Wedel
$1581
21 km or 13 mi Ahrensburg
$1614
21 km or 13 mi Buxtehude
$1515
21 km or 13 mi Quickborn
$1589
25 km or 15 mi Winsen
$1485
28 km or 17 mi Geesthacht
$1608
32 km or 20 mi Elmshorn
$1566
32 km or 20 mi Kaltenkirchen
$1581
35 km or 22 mi Stade
$1520
38 km or 24 mi Bad Oldesloe
$1629
43 km or 27 mi Luneburg
$1447
52 km or 33 mi Itzehoe
$1549
57 km or 36 mi Lubeck
$1704
58 km or 36 mi Neumunster
$1540
62 km or 38 mi Bad Schwartau
$1649
63 km or 39 mi Rotenburg an der Wumme
$1543
64 km or 40 mi Soltau
$1538
75 km or 47 mi Uelzen
$1570
81 km or 50 mi Walsrode
$1554
83 km or 52 mi Geestland
$1555
86 km or 54 mi Kiel
$1546
87 km or 54 mi Verden an der Aller
$1546
87 km or 54 mi Rendsburg
$1500
88 km or 54 mi Osterholz-Scharmbeck
$1557
88 km or 55 mi Achim
$1547
93 km or 57 mi Cuxhaven
$1547
93 km or 58 mi Heide
$1520
94 km or 58 mi Bremerhaven
$1627
94 km or 58 mi Schwerin
$1245
95 km or 59 mi Bremen City
$1799
102 km or 63 mi Nordenham
$1584
103 km or 64 mi Celle
$1523
103 km or 64 mi Eckernforde
$1498
104 km or 64 mi Wismar
$1364
106 km or 66 mi Syke
$1539
107 km or 66 mi Delmenhorst
$1551
109 km or 68 mi Salzwedel
$1388

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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