Munich vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Munich	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2499	$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5815	$3118
🏠 One person rent	$1483	$588
🏘️ Family rent	$2594	$989
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$449
🚐 Transport expenses	$248	$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4507	$1623
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	90	59
😀 Quality of life	94	81
🏙️ Population	1.51M	595K

The cost of living in Munich is 100% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 889th and 4678th ($2499 vs $1248) 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 1.8 months in Munich compared to 1.3 months in Riga. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 38th and 668th 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	$19.1	$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.3	$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.63	$5.82
☕ Cappuccino	$5	$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.86	$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1499	$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1182	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2689	$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2147	$662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$295	$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.76%	4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12913	$3224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8949	$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.84	$1.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70.4	$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.5	$9.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.45	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.71	$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$5.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$9.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.78	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.16	$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.8	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.7	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$81.5	$53.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.7	$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1039	$528
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16629	$17597

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Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$2008
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1954
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1994
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1967
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1943
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1925
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1918
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1771
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1877
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1806
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1790
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1890
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1827
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1864
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1316
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1853
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1840
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1983
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1881
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1785
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1707
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1877
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1819
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1707
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1766
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1867
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1635
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2117
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1638
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1735
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1904
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1726
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1696
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1724
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1759
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1698
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1693
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1699
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$2009
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1748

Cities near Riga

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