Leipzig vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Leipzig	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1516	$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3783	$2787
🏠 One person rent	$764	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$1542	$924
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$75.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2738	$1303
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	72	61
😀 Quality of life	92	79
🏙️ Population	620K	605K

The cost of living in Leipzig is 36% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 3353rd and 4764th ($1516 vs $1113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 271st and 2nd in Germany and Latvia, respectively. Check Germany vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Leipzig compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Leipzig ranked 14th best city to live in Germany vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 87th and 596th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Leipzig vs Riga

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	Leipzig	Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.3	$51.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$7.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.42	$5.24
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.73	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$687	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$504	$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1640	$915
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1119	$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$271	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.6	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3984	$2774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2535	$1723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.65	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.2	$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.9	$8.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.45	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.29	$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.51	$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.97	$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.22	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.7	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.1	$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.9	$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$372	$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9452	$13840

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Leipzig

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Markkleeberg	$1452
22 km or 13 mi	Delitzsch	$1419
26 km or 16 mi	Grimma	$1353
27 km or 17 mi	Merseburg	$1269
32 km or 20 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1308
33 km or 20 mi	Weienfels	$1284
33 km or 21 mi	Halle	$1229
36 km or 22 mi	Halle-Neustadt	$1261
36 km or 22 mi	Zeitz	$1295
39 km or 24 mi	Altenburg	$1281
45 km or 28 mi	Naumburg	$1287
50 km or 31 mi	Torgau	$1350
54 km or 34 mi	Kothen	$1346
55 km or 34 mi	Gera	$1109
56 km or 35 mi	Dobeln	$1278
57 km or 35 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1340
58 km or 36 mi	Glauchau	$1147
58 km or 36 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1222
61 km or 38 mi	Eisleben	$1306
62 km or 39 mi	Wittenberg	$1354
63 km or 39 mi	Riesa	$1309
67 km or 41 mi	Werdau	$1118
67 km or 42 mi	Chemnitz	$1187
69 km or 43 mi	Bernburg	$1388
69 km or 43 mi	Zwickau	$1011
70 km or 43 mi	Apolda	$1221
72 km or 45 mi	Jena	$1123
74 km or 46 mi	Zerbst	$1332
77 km or 48 mi	Greiz	$1215
77 km or 48 mi	Sangerhausen	$1312
78 km or 49 mi	Meissen	$1325
79 km or 49 mi	Aschersleben	$1355
80 km or 50 mi	Reichenbach im Vogtland	$1147
82 km or 51 mi	Freiberg	$1202
82 km or 51 mi	Stafurt	$1356
84 km or 52 mi	Weimar	$1288
86 km or 54 mi	Coswig	$1341
88 km or 54 mi	Schonebeck	$1326
93 km or 58 mi	Radebeul	$1351
94 km or 59 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1307

Cities near Riga

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Jurmala	$1299
34 km or 21 mi	Ogre	$933
40 km or 25 mi	Jelgava	$804
103 km or 64 mi	Valmiera	$835
118 km or 74 mi	Jekabpils	$840
123 km or 77 mi	Siauliai	$953
129 km or 80 mi	Mazeikiai	$983
137 km or 85 mi	Panevezys	$950
161 km or 100 mi	Ventspils	$869
161 km or 100 mi	Parnu	$1064
174 km or 108 mi	Kuressaare	$1064
181 km or 112 mi	Viljandi	$933
186 km or 115 mi	Utena	$936
190 km or 118 mi	Daugavpils	$843
195 km or 121 mi	Liepaja	$953
203 km or 126 mi	Rezekne	$761
209 km or 130 mi	Jonava	$847
223 km or 138 mi	Tartu	$1045
228 km or 142 mi	Kaunas	$1150
229 km or 142 mi	Klaipeda	$969
262 km or 163 mi	Vilnius	$1261
270 km or 168 mi	Marijampole	$882
271 km or 168 mi	Pskov	$467
279 km or 174 mi	Tallinn	$1414
283 km or 176 mi	Alytus	$850
286 km or 178 mi	Maardu	$1219
298 km or 185 mi	Rakvere	$899
327 km or 203 mi	Suwalki	$1016
330 km or 205 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
335 km or 208 mi	Kaliningrad	$741
339 km or 211 mi	Raseborg	$1441
347 km or 215 mi	Sillamae	$952
353 km or 219 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
357 km or 222 mi	Visby	$1273
361 km or 225 mi	Narva	$953
362 km or 225 mi	Helsinki	$1816
364 km or 226 mi	Espoo	$1879
365 km or 227 mi	Grodno	$385
365 km or 227 mi	Elk	$1025
367 km or 228 mi	Lohja	$1220