Munich vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Munich	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2201	$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5311	$2787
🏠 One person rent	$1313	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$2479	$924
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$211	$75.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3560	$1303
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	90	61
😀 Quality of life	93	79
🏙️ Population	1.51M	605K

The cost of living in Munich is 98% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 1352nd and 4764th ($2201 vs $1113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Germany and Latvia, respectively. Check Germany vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Munich compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 54th and 596th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Munich vs Riga

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	Munich	Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.1	$51.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$7.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.92	$5.24
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.69	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1323	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1006	$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2618	$915
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2005	$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$313	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12224	$2774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8488	$1723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.1	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.5	$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$8.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.83	$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.08	$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.34	$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.92	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.2	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73.1	$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.9	$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$953	$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14702	$13840

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Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1789
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1746
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1772
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1755
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1730
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1727
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1711
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1631
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1679
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1611
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1568
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1700
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1613
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1644
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1164
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1638
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1637
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1728
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1644
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1569
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1541
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1645
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1465
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1537
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1508
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1698
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1517
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$1911
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1540
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1544
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1636
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1538
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1502
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1627
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1565
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1522
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1509
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1516
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1672
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1560

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