Hamburg City vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamburg City Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1909
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4628
$2798
🏠 One person rent
$1010
$549
🏘️ Family rent
$1803
$919
🍽️ Food expenses
$532
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$227
$80.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3251
$1220
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
84
61
😀 Quality of life
94
79
🏙️ Population
1.85M
606K

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 68% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 2013th and 4604th ($1909 vs $1135) 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 43rd and 535th 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
$14.6
$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.3
$52.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$7.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.95
$4.97
☕ Cappuccino
$4.01
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.19
$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1011
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$748
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1849
$885
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1414
$549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.7
$16.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8838
$2627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5532
$1636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.57
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.7
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.07
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.57
$2.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$7.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.92
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.3
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.57
$5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.3
$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.2
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.3
$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$217
$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28533
$13518

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Reinbek
$1501
17 km or 11 mi Norderstedt
$1484
18 km or 11 mi Pinneberg
$1467
20 km or 13 mi Wedel
$1467
21 km or 13 mi Ahrensburg
$1509
21 km or 13 mi Buxtehude
$1506
21 km or 13 mi Quickborn
$1464
25 km or 15 mi Winsen
$1527
28 km or 17 mi Geesthacht
$1504
32 km or 20 mi Elmshorn
$1453
32 km or 20 mi Kaltenkirchen
$1457
35 km or 22 mi Stade
$1495
38 km or 24 mi Bad Oldesloe
$1528
43 km or 27 mi Luneburg
$1550
52 km or 33 mi Itzehoe
$1422
57 km or 36 mi Lubeck
$1593
58 km or 36 mi Neumunster
$1395
62 km or 38 mi Bad Schwartau
$1547
63 km or 39 mi Rotenburg an der Wumme
$1486
64 km or 40 mi Soltau
$1487
75 km or 47 mi Uelzen
$1504
81 km or 50 mi Walsrode
$1488
83 km or 52 mi Geestland
$1496
86 km or 54 mi Kiel
$1329
87 km or 54 mi Verden an der Aller
$1476
87 km or 54 mi Rendsburg
$1381
88 km or 54 mi Osterholz-Scharmbeck
$1464
88 km or 55 mi Achim
$1460
93 km or 57 mi Cuxhaven
$1494
93 km or 58 mi Heide
$1415
94 km or 58 mi Bremerhaven
$1519
94 km or 58 mi Schwerin
$1281
95 km or 59 mi Bremen City
$1716
102 km or 63 mi Nordenham
$1502
103 km or 64 mi Celle
$1426
103 km or 64 mi Eckernforde
$1366
104 km or 64 mi Wismar
$1338
106 km or 66 mi Syke
$1442
107 km or 66 mi Delmenhorst
$1432
109 km or 68 mi Salzwedel
$1274

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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