Nuremberg vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nuremberg	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1672	$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4194	$2787
🏠 One person rent	$877	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$1732	$924
🍽️ Food expenses	$544	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$75.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3273	$1303
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	59	61
😀 Quality of life	91	79
🏙️ Population	526K	605K

The cost of living in Nuremberg is 50% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 2788th and 4764th ($1672 vs $1113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 75th 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 months in Nuremberg compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Nuremberg ranked 20th best city to live in Germany vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 107th and 596th 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	$15.8	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.2	$51.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$7.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.21	$5.24
☕ Cappuccino	$3.95	$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.72	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$815	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$599	$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1587	$915
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1350	$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$290	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6830	$2774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5673	$1723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.62	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$51	$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$8.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.05	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.31	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.04	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.72	$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.61	$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.21	$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.35	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.2	$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.7	$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.6	$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$480	$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13791	$13840

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Cities near Nuremberg

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Furth	$1576
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Zirndorf	$1567
14 km or 8.9 mi	Schwabach	$1547
16 km or 9.8 mi	Lauf an der Pegnitz	$1540
17 km or 10 mi	Erlangen	$1581
19 km or 12 mi	Herzogenaurach	$1666
23 km or 14 mi	Roth	$1528
30 km or 18 mi	Forchheim	$1533
34 km or 21 mi	Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz	$1488
40 km or 25 mi	Ansbach	$1322
51 km or 31 mi	Bamberg	$1489
56 km or 35 mi	Amberg	$1249
66 km or 41 mi	Bayreuth	$1330
73 km or 45 mi	Kitzingen	$1444
75 km or 47 mi	Schwandorf	$1440
76 km or 47 mi	Lichtenfels	$1498
76 km or 47 mi	Kulmbach	$1445
79 km or 49 mi	Nordlingen	$1509
80 km or 50 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1508
81 km or 50 mi	Ingolstadt	$1465
81 km or 50 mi	Crailsheim	$1567
82 km or 51 mi	Weiden in der Oberpfalz	$1466
85 km or 53 mi	Donauworth	$1544
88 km or 54 mi	Regensburg	$1627
88 km or 55 mi	Ellwangen	$1566
90 km or 56 mi	Schweinfurt	$1419
90 km or 56 mi	Coburg	$1541
91 km or 57 mi	Wurzburg	$1172
95 km or 59 mi	Bad Mergentheim	$1456
99 km or 62 mi	Aalen	$1560
100 km or 62 mi	Sonneberg	$1274
104 km or 65 mi	Schwabisch Hall	$1594
107 km or 67 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1568
109 km or 68 mi	Heidenheim an der Brenz	$1589
110 km or 69 mi	Bad Kissingen	$1433
112 km or 69 mi	Aichach	$1613
113 km or 70 mi	Hof	$1476
116 km or 72 mi	Gersthofen	$1644
116 km or 72 mi	Cheb	$1098
117 km or 73 mi	Wertheim am Main	$1557

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