Leipzig vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Leipzig Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1652
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3912
$3118
🏠 One person rent
$798
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$1342
$989
🍽️ Food expenses
$565
$449
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3076
$1623
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
72
59
😀 Quality of life
92
81
🏙️ Population
620K
595K

The cost of living in Leipzig is 32% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 3436th and 4678th ($1652 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 299th and 2nd in Germany and Latvia, respectively. Check Germany vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Leipzig compared to 1.3 months in Riga. Leipzig ranked 17th best city to live in Germany vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 112th and 668th 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
$15.4
$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.7
$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$5.82
☕ Cappuccino
$4.17
$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.74
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$722
$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$535
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1325
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$942
$662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$275
$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.2
$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5097
$3224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2610
$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.13
$1.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.4
$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.4
$9.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.32
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.07
$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$5.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$9.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.48
$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.3
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.8
$53.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.2
$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.7
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$445
$528
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12468
$17597

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Markkleeberg
$1576
22 km or 13 mi Delitzsch
$1553
26 km or 16 mi Grimma
$1510
27 km or 17 mi Merseburg
$1435
32 km or 20 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1457
33 km or 20 mi Weienfels
$1446
33 km or 21 mi Halle
$1404
36 km or 22 mi Halle-Neustadt
$1432
36 km or 22 mi Zeitz
$1451
39 km or 24 mi Altenburg
$1401
45 km or 28 mi Naumburg
$1453
50 km or 31 mi Torgau
$1488
54 km or 34 mi Kothen
$1467
55 km or 34 mi Gera
$1179
56 km or 35 mi Dobeln
$1454
57 km or 35 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1489
58 km or 36 mi Glauchau
$1334
58 km or 36 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1478
61 km or 38 mi Eisleben
$1460
62 km or 39 mi Wittenberg
$1460
63 km or 39 mi Riesa
$1462
67 km or 41 mi Werdau
$1276
67 km or 42 mi Chemnitz
$1497
69 km or 43 mi Bernburg
$1464
69 km or 43 mi Zwickau
$1146
70 km or 43 mi Apolda
$1396
72 km or 45 mi Jena
$1330
74 km or 46 mi Zerbst
$1490
77 km or 48 mi Greiz
$1355
77 km or 48 mi Sangerhausen
$1466
78 km or 49 mi Meissen
$1460
79 km or 49 mi Aschersleben
$1475
80 km or 50 mi Reichenbach im Vogtland
$1325
82 km or 51 mi Freiberg
$1305
82 km or 51 mi Stafurt
$1475
84 km or 52 mi Weimar
$1437
86 km or 54 mi Coswig
$1473
88 km or 54 mi Schonebeck
$1481
93 km or 58 mi Radebeul
$1476
94 km or 59 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1479

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1423
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1027
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$908
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$944
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$912
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$1001
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$903
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$1012
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$994
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1214
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1230
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1083
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$1003
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$952
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1060
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$853
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$890
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1232
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1279
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1106
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1461
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$947
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$720
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1683
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$907
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1448
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1021
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1133
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$919
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1606
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1111
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1579
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1108
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1990
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2062
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$399
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1184
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1406