Nuremberg vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Nuremberg	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1757	$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4282	$2798
🏠 One person rent	$956	$549
🏘️ Family rent	$1804	$919
🍽️ Food expenses	$549	$385
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$80.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2979	$1220
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	60	61
😀 Quality of life	90	79
🏙️ Population	511K	606K

The cost of living in Nuremberg is 55% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 2467th and 4604th ($1757 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 2nd in Germany and Latvia, respectively. Check Germany vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Nuremberg compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Nuremberg ranked 23rd best city to live in Germany vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 131st and 535th 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	$16.3	$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.3	$52.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$7.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.31	$4.97
☕ Cappuccino	$3.97	$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.67	$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$802	$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$677	$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1508	$885
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1419	$549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$203	$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$317	$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.5	$16.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6975	$2627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5812	$1636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.44	$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.3	$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.92	$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.44	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.3	$2.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$7.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.41	$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.81	$5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.31	$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.8	$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.9	$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.3	$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$496	$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13846	$13518

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Cities near Nuremberg

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Furth	$1663
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Zirndorf	$1655
14 km or 8.9 mi	Schwabach	$1614
16 km or 9.8 mi	Lauf an der Pegnitz	$1616
17 km or 10 mi	Erlangen	$1854
19 km or 12 mi	Herzogenaurach	$1702
23 km or 14 mi	Roth	$1587
30 km or 18 mi	Forchheim	$1632
34 km or 21 mi	Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz	$1504
40 km or 25 mi	Ansbach	$1473
51 km or 31 mi	Bamberg	$1418
56 km or 35 mi	Amberg	$1212
66 km or 41 mi	Bayreuth	$1385
73 km or 45 mi	Kitzingen	$1469
75 km or 47 mi	Schwandorf	$1398
76 km or 47 mi	Lichtenfels	$1472
76 km or 47 mi	Kulmbach	$1437
79 km or 49 mi	Nordlingen	$1546
80 km or 50 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1517
81 km or 50 mi	Ingolstadt	$1481
81 km or 50 mi	Crailsheim	$1577
82 km or 51 mi	Weiden in der Oberpfalz	$1415
85 km or 53 mi	Donauworth	$1568
88 km or 54 mi	Regensburg	$1438
88 km or 55 mi	Ellwangen	$1515
90 km or 56 mi	Schweinfurt	$1504
90 km or 56 mi	Coburg	$1469
91 km or 57 mi	Wurzburg	$1216
95 km or 59 mi	Bad Mergentheim	$1526
99 km or 62 mi	Aalen	$1470
100 km or 62 mi	Sonneberg	$1225
104 km or 65 mi	Schwabisch Hall	$1607
107 km or 67 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1576
109 km or 68 mi	Heidenheim an der Brenz	$1578
110 km or 69 mi	Bad Kissingen	$1479
112 km or 69 mi	Aichach	$1634
113 km or 70 mi	Hof	$1378
116 km or 72 mi	Gersthofen	$1663
116 km or 72 mi	Cheb	$1013
117 km or 73 mi	Wertheim am Main	$1594

Cities near Riga

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Jurmala	$1362
34 km or 21 mi	Ogre	$1088
40 km or 25 mi	Jelgava	$827
103 km or 64 mi	Valmiera	$860
118 km or 74 mi	Jekabpils	$927
123 km or 77 mi	Siauliai	$827
129 km or 80 mi	Mazeikiai	$985
137 km or 85 mi	Panevezys	$877
161 km or 100 mi	Ventspils	$893
161 km or 100 mi	Parnu	$982
174 km or 108 mi	Kuressaare	$1080
181 km or 112 mi	Viljandi	$909
186 km or 115 mi	Utena	$928
190 km or 118 mi	Daugavpils	$864
195 km or 121 mi	Liepaja	$976
203 km or 126 mi	Rezekne	$831
209 km or 130 mi	Jonava	$835
223 km or 138 mi	Tartu	$1163
228 km or 142 mi	Kaunas	$1080
229 km or 142 mi	Klaipeda	$981
262 km or 163 mi	Vilnius	$1303
270 km or 168 mi	Marijampole	$922
271 km or 168 mi	Pskov	$461
279 km or 174 mi	Tallinn	$1335
283 km or 176 mi	Alytus	$850
286 km or 178 mi	Maardu	$1194
298 km or 185 mi	Rakvere	$920
327 km or 203 mi	Suwalki	$1028
330 km or 205 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$933
335 km or 208 mi	Kaliningrad	$622
339 km or 211 mi	Raseborg	$1438
347 km or 215 mi	Sillamae	$906
353 km or 219 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1519
357 km or 222 mi	Visby	$1345
361 km or 225 mi	Narva	$814
362 km or 225 mi	Helsinki	$1825
364 km or 226 mi	Espoo	$1907
365 km or 227 mi	Grodno	$385
365 km or 227 mi	Elk	$1013
367 km or 228 mi	Lohja	$1257