Hamburg City vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamburg City Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2189
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5149
$3163
🏠 One person rent
$1162
$592
🏘️ Family rent
$2021
$1001
🍽️ Food expenses
$588
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$281
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3748
$1555
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
84
59
😀 Quality of life
94
80
🏙️ Population
1.91M
595K

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 75% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 1511th and 4631st ($2189 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.2 months in Riga. Hamburg City ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 38th and 657th 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
$17.5
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76
$56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14
$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.84
$5.81
☕ Cappuccino
$4.81
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.06
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1230
$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$909
$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2218
$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1636
$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$229
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10429
$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5372
$2218
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.48
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.6
$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.2
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.23
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.43
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.33
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$6.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.2
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$62.8
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.5
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$338
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19886
$18197

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Reinbek
$1617
17 km or 11 mi Norderstedt
$1601
18 km or 11 mi Pinneberg
$1582
20 km or 13 mi Wedel
$1575
21 km or 13 mi Ahrensburg
$1621
21 km or 13 mi Buxtehude
$1556
21 km or 13 mi Quickborn
$1579
25 km or 15 mi Winsen
$1559
28 km or 17 mi Geesthacht
$1622
32 km or 20 mi Elmshorn
$1563
32 km or 20 mi Kaltenkirchen
$1585
35 km or 22 mi Stade
$1555
38 km or 24 mi Bad Oldesloe
$1650
43 km or 27 mi Luneburg
$1535
52 km or 33 mi Itzehoe
$1544
57 km or 36 mi Lubeck
$1725
58 km or 36 mi Neumunster
$1551
62 km or 38 mi Bad Schwartau
$1679
63 km or 39 mi Rotenburg an der Wumme
$1577
64 km or 40 mi Soltau
$1584
75 km or 47 mi Uelzen
$1639
81 km or 50 mi Walsrode
$1596
83 km or 52 mi Geestland
$1507
86 km or 54 mi Kiel
$1557
87 km or 54 mi Verden an der Aller
$1590
87 km or 54 mi Rendsburg
$1494
88 km or 54 mi Osterholz-Scharmbeck
$1582
88 km or 55 mi Achim
$1586
93 km or 57 mi Cuxhaven
$1509
93 km or 58 mi Heide
$1530
94 km or 58 mi Bremerhaven
$1787
94 km or 58 mi Schwerin
$1309
95 km or 59 mi Bremen City
$1765
102 km or 63 mi Nordenham
$1483
103 km or 64 mi Celle
$1547
103 km or 64 mi Eckernforde
$1533
104 km or 64 mi Wismar
$1415
106 km or 66 mi Syke
$1589
107 km or 66 mi Delmenhorst
$1621
109 km or 68 mi Salzwedel
$1457

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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