Luxembourg City vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Luxembourg City	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2916	$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6290	$3163
🏠 One person rent	$1972	$592
🏘️ Family rent	$3201	$1001
🍽️ Food expenses	$683	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.8	$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5248	$1555
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	29	59
😀 Quality of life	86	80
🏙️ Population	138K	595K

The cost of living in Luxembourg City is 133% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 290th and 4631st ($2916 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Luxembourg and Latvia, respectively. Check Luxembourg vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Luxembourg City compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Luxembourg City ranked 1st best city to live in Luxembourg vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 392nd and 657th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Luxembourg City vs Riga

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	Luxembourg City	Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.9	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.9	$56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.4	$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.41	$5.81
☕ Cappuccino	$4.59	$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.04	$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1917	$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1676	$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3336	$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2729	$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$192	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$295	$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.4	$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13003	$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8731	$2218
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.69	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42	$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$35.2	$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.71	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.8	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.79	$6.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.4	$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.6	$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.01	$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.3	$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.9	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.4	$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$33.4	$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.9	$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1414	$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16458	$18197

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Cities near Luxembourg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	Dudelange	$2669
17 km or 10 mi	Esch-sur-Alzette	$2607
19 km or 12 mi	Petange	$2551
20 km or 12 mi	Differdange	$2481
24 km or 15 mi	Arlon	$1788
28 km or 18 mi	Thionville	$1630
40 km or 25 mi	Trier	$1714
40 km or 25 mi	Merzig	$1459
52 km or 32 mi	Dillingen	$1463
55 km or 34 mi	Metz	$1591
55 km or 34 mi	Saarlouis	$1451
65 km or 40 mi	Volklingen	$1464
75 km or 47 mi	Saarbrucken	$1431
76 km or 47 mi	Sankt Wendel	$1454
79 km or 49 mi	Sankt Ingbert	$1455
81 km or 50 mi	Neunkirchen	$1462
86 km or 54 mi	Idar-Oberstein	$1649
88 km or 54 mi	Sarreguemines	$1574
91 km or 56 mi	Blieskastel	$1462
93 km or 58 mi	Homburg	$1462
97 km or 61 mi	Zweibrucken	$1642
102 km or 63 mi	Nancy	$1465
103 km or 64 mi	Charleville-Mezieres	$1443
110 km or 68 mi	Verviers	$1303
116 km or 72 mi	Pirmasens	$1636
116 km or 72 mi	Mechernich	$1639
118 km or 74 mi	Seraing	$1600
119 km or 74 mi	Liege	$1596
119 km or 74 mi	Huy	$1734
120 km or 74 mi	Kaiserslautern	$1572
122 km or 76 mi	Andenne	$1760
125 km or 78 mi	Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler	$1586
126 km or 78 mi	Euskirchen	$1665
127 km or 79 mi	Zulpich	$1650
127 km or 79 mi	Rheinbach	$1679
127 km or 79 mi	Bad Kreuznach	$1730
129 km or 80 mi	Stolberg	$1559
129 km or 80 mi	Andernach	$1552
130 km or 81 mi	Aachen	$1618
130 km or 81 mi	Meckenheim	$1686

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