Nuremberg vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nuremberg	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1767	$1270
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4215	$3141
🏠 One person rent	$898	$619
🏘️ Family rent	$1523	$1049
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$81.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3627	$1509
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	56	61
😀 Quality of life	92	82
🏙️ Population	526K	605K

The cost of living in Nuremberg is 39% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 2865th and 4556th ($1767 vs $1270) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 145th and 2nd in Germany and Latvia, respectively. Check Germany vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Nuremberg compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Nuremberg ranked 19th best city to live in Germany vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 132nd and 625th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nuremberg vs Riga

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	Nuremberg	Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.5	$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.6	$5.71
☕ Cappuccino	$4.39	$3.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.88	$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$868	$547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$608	$378
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1598	$965
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1079	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$189
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$297	$285
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.2	$18.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7384	$3110
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4983	$1956
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.09	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68	$35.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$9.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.25	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.52	$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.5	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7	$9.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$5.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15.2	$9.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.01	$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$3.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.1	$47.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.3	$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.5	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$107	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.5	$91.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$510	$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15497	$16726

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Cities near Nuremberg

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Furth	$1679
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Zirndorf	$1665
14 km or 8.9 mi	Schwabach	$1629
16 km or 9.8 mi	Lauf an der Pegnitz	$1643
17 km or 10 mi	Erlangen	$1688
19 km or 12 mi	Herzogenaurach	$1759
23 km or 14 mi	Roth	$1630
30 km or 18 mi	Forchheim	$1655
34 km or 21 mi	Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz	$1601
40 km or 25 mi	Ansbach	$1445
51 km or 31 mi	Bamberg	$1622
56 km or 35 mi	Amberg	$1320
66 km or 41 mi	Bayreuth	$1423
73 km or 45 mi	Kitzingen	$1538
75 km or 47 mi	Schwandorf	$1545
76 km or 47 mi	Lichtenfels	$1590
76 km or 47 mi	Kulmbach	$1545
79 km or 49 mi	Nordlingen	$1657
80 km or 50 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1671
81 km or 50 mi	Ingolstadt	$1659
81 km or 50 mi	Crailsheim	$1726
82 km or 51 mi	Weiden in der Oberpfalz	$1599
85 km or 53 mi	Donauworth	$1697
88 km or 54 mi	Regensburg	$1720
88 km or 55 mi	Ellwangen	$1686
90 km or 56 mi	Schweinfurt	$1506
90 km or 56 mi	Coburg	$1590
91 km or 57 mi	Wurzburg	$1307
95 km or 59 mi	Bad Mergentheim	$1560
99 km or 62 mi	Aalen	$1664
100 km or 62 mi	Sonneberg	$1346
104 km or 65 mi	Schwabisch Hall	$1766
107 km or 67 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1725
109 km or 68 mi	Heidenheim an der Brenz	$1712
110 km or 69 mi	Bad Kissingen	$1546
112 km or 69 mi	Aichach	$1784
113 km or 70 mi	Hof	$1632
116 km or 72 mi	Gersthofen	$1848
116 km or 72 mi	Cheb	$1258
117 km or 73 mi	Wertheim am Main	$1719

Cities near Riga

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Jurmala	$1419
34 km or 21 mi	Ogre	$1046
40 km or 25 mi	Jelgava	$889
103 km or 64 mi	Valmiera	$928
118 km or 74 mi	Jekabpils	$894
123 km or 77 mi	Siauliai	$967
129 km or 80 mi	Mazeikiai	$864
137 km or 85 mi	Panevezys	$988
161 km or 100 mi	Ventspils	$968
161 km or 100 mi	Parnu	$1184
174 km or 108 mi	Kuressaare	$1192
181 km or 112 mi	Viljandi	$1041
186 km or 115 mi	Utena	$974
190 km or 118 mi	Daugavpils	$929
195 km or 121 mi	Liepaja	$1034
203 km or 126 mi	Rezekne	$840
209 km or 130 mi	Jonava	$865
223 km or 138 mi	Tartu	$1174
228 km or 142 mi	Kaunas	$1334
229 km or 142 mi	Klaipeda	$1057
262 km or 163 mi	Vilnius	$1414
270 km or 168 mi	Marijampole	$920
271 km or 168 mi	Pskov	$680
279 km or 174 mi	Tallinn	$1601
283 km or 176 mi	Alytus	$883
286 km or 178 mi	Maardu	$1372
298 km or 185 mi	Rakvere	$999
327 km or 203 mi	Suwalki	$1113
330 km or 205 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1089
335 km or 208 mi	Kaliningrad	$829
339 km or 211 mi	Raseborg	$1566
347 km or 215 mi	Sillamae	$1064
353 km or 219 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1737
357 km or 222 mi	Visby	$1485
361 km or 225 mi	Narva	$1083
362 km or 225 mi	Helsinki	$1947
364 km or 226 mi	Espoo	$1937
365 km or 227 mi	Grodno	$349
365 km or 227 mi	Elk	$1125
367 km or 228 mi	Lohja	$1383