Leipzig vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Leipzig Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1659
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3917
$3163
🏠 One person rent
$833
$592
🏘️ Family rent
$1423
$1001
🍽️ Food expenses
$541
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2965
$1555
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
72
59
😀 Quality of life
91
80
🏙️ Population
620K
595K

The cost of living in Leipzig is 32% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 3360th and 4631st ($1659 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 275th 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 19th best city to live in Germany vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 106th and 657th 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
$15.1
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.84
$5.81
 Cappuccino
$3.86
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.88
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$730
$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$544
$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1315
$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$997
$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$314
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.5
$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5495
$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2418
$2218
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.03
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.4
$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$11.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.18
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.94
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.09
$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$6.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.19
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.9
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.3
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.7
$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.6
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$436
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13142
$18197

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Cities near Leipzig

Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Markkleeberg
$1579
22 km or 13 mi Delitzsch
$1551
26 km or 16 mi Grimma
$1505
27 km or 17 mi Merseburg
$1398
32 km or 20 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1434
33 km or 20 mi Weienfels
$1408
33 km or 21 mi Halle
$1380
36 km or 22 mi Halle-Neustadt
$1399
36 km or 22 mi Zeitz
$1416
39 km or 24 mi Altenburg
$1363
45 km or 28 mi Naumburg
$1407
50 km or 31 mi Torgau
$1482
54 km or 34 mi Kothen
$1416
55 km or 34 mi Gera
$1161
56 km or 35 mi Dobeln
$1440
57 km or 35 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1459
58 km or 36 mi Glauchau
$1299
58 km or 36 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1464
61 km or 38 mi Eisleben
$1410
62 km or 39 mi Wittenberg
$1482
63 km or 39 mi Riesa
$1445
67 km or 41 mi Werdau
$1244
67 km or 42 mi Chemnitz
$1530
69 km or 43 mi Bernburg
$1415
69 km or 43 mi Zwickau
$1131
70 km or 43 mi Apolda
$1335
72 km or 45 mi Jena
$1269
74 km or 46 mi Zerbst
$1462
77 km or 48 mi Greiz
$1316
77 km or 48 mi Sangerhausen
$1414
78 km or 49 mi Meissen
$1430
79 km or 49 mi Aschersleben
$1416
80 km or 50 mi Reichenbach im Vogtland
$1283
82 km or 51 mi Freiberg
$1316
82 km or 51 mi Stafurt
$1428
84 km or 52 mi Weimar
$1381
86 km or 54 mi Coswig
$1417
88 km or 54 mi Schonebeck
$1448
93 km or 58 mi Radebeul
$1410
94 km or 59 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1438

Cities near Riga

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