Leipzig vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Leipzig Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1449
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3571
$2907
🏠 One person rent
$688
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$1289
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2807
$1324
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
72
61
😀 Quality of life
92
79
🏙️ Population
616K
605K

The cost of living in Leipzig is 24% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 3925th and 4672nd ($1449 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 535th 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 1.1 months in Riga. Leipzig ranked 16th best city to live in Germany vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 80th and 580th 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
$12.9
$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.2
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.47
$5.18
 Cappuccino
$4.19
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.81
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$681
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$454
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1250
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$965
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4637
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2606
$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.59
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.9
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$10.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.78
$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.6
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.69
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.45
$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.11
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.3
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.8
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.6
$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.4
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$394
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10026
$13962

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Markkleeberg
$1406
22 km or 13 mi Delitzsch
$1387
26 km or 16 mi Grimma
$1347
27 km or 17 mi Merseburg
$1349
32 km or 20 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1372
33 km or 20 mi Weienfels
$1360
33 km or 21 mi Halle
$1320
36 km or 22 mi Halle-Neustadt
$1342
36 km or 22 mi Zeitz
$1365
39 km or 24 mi Altenburg
$1273
45 km or 28 mi Naumburg
$1365
50 km or 31 mi Torgau
$1345
54 km or 34 mi Kothen
$1384
55 km or 34 mi Gera
$1170
56 km or 35 mi Dobeln
$1306
57 km or 35 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1396
58 km or 36 mi Glauchau
$1210
58 km or 36 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1261
61 km or 38 mi Eisleben
$1376
62 km or 39 mi Wittenberg
$1421
63 km or 39 mi Riesa
$1330
67 km or 41 mi Werdau
$1191
67 km or 42 mi Chemnitz
$1228
69 km or 43 mi Bernburg
$1393
69 km or 43 mi Zwickau
$1095
70 km or 43 mi Apolda
$1306
72 km or 45 mi Jena
$1231
74 km or 46 mi Zerbst
$1387
77 km or 48 mi Greiz
$1263
77 km or 48 mi Sangerhausen
$1379
78 km or 49 mi Meissen
$1354
79 km or 49 mi Aschersleben
$1386
80 km or 50 mi Reichenbach im Vogtland
$1211
82 km or 51 mi Freiberg
$1215
82 km or 51 mi Stafurt
$1387
84 km or 52 mi Weimar
$1367
86 km or 54 mi Coswig
$1386
88 km or 54 mi Schonebeck
$1386
93 km or 58 mi Radebeul
$1413
94 km or 59 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261

Cities near Riga

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1377
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1111
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$856
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$893
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$946
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$999
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$902
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$923
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1102
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1151
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$966
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$950
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$899
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1029
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$817
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$856
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1120
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1191
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1016
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1341
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$886
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$440
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1447
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$871
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1278
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$973
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1061
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$578
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1525
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$979
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1363
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$846
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1936
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2023
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$390
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1057
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1363