Riga vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1135
$1753
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2798
$4146
🏠 One person rent
$549
$973
🏘️ Family rent
$919
$1737
🍽️ Food expenses
$385
$492
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.4
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1220
$3865
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
61
84
😀 Quality of life
79
94
🏙️ Population
606K
626K

The cost of living in Riga is 35% less expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 4604th and 2481st ($1135 vs $1753) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 30th in Latvia and Germany, respectively. Check Latvia vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Riga compared to 2.2 months in Stuttgart. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Stuttgart ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 535th and 47th among best cities to live in the world.

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Riga Stuttgart
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.68
$13.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.8
$55.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.58
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$4.38
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$3.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.65
$3.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$485
$976
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$885
$1831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$549
$1362
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$239
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.7
$42.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.14%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2627
$7158
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1636
$4759
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.61
$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.78
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$2.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.84
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.71
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5
$8.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.4
$1.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.04
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.5
$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.7
$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.4
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.5
$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.1
$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$464
$441
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13518
$13800

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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

Cities near Stuttgart

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Fellbach
$1648
8.6 km or 5.4 mi Ostfildern
$1648
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kornwestheim
$1639
9.6 km or 6 mi Leinfelden-Echterdingen
$1653
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Ditzingen
$1639
11 km or 6.6 mi Esslingen am Neckar
$1645
12 km or 7.4 mi Waiblingen
$1643
12 km or 7.7 mi Leonberg
$1646
13 km or 7.8 mi Filderstadt
$1664
13 km or 7.8 mi Remseck
$1649
14 km or 8.4 mi Ludwigsburg
$1643
14 km or 8.9 mi Weinstadt
$1651
15 km or 9.1 mi Sindelfingen
$1666
17 km or 10 mi Boblingen
$1675
20 km or 12 mi Winnenden
$1639
20 km or 13 mi Nurtingen
$1670
21 km or 13 mi Bietigheim-Bissingen
$1638
24 km or 15 mi Vaihingen an der Enz
$1654
25 km or 15 mi Kirchheim unter Teck
$1671
26 km or 16 mi Schorndorf
$1655
26 km or 16 mi Backnang
$1636
28 km or 17 mi Metzingen
$1690
30 km or 19 mi Tubingen
$1811
30 km or 19 mi Herrenberg
$1689
31 km or 20 mi Muhlacker
$1650
33 km or 20 mi Reutlingen
$1726
33 km or 20 mi Calw
$1661
36 km or 22 mi Goppingen
$1672
37 km or 23 mi Pforzheim
$1666
38 km or 23 mi Rottenburg am Neckar
$1713
40 km or 25 mi Eislingen
$1652
41 km or 25 mi Heilbronn
$1663
42 km or 26 mi Nagold
$1661
42 km or 26 mi Mossingen
$1707
44 km or 27 mi Eppingen
$1651
45 km or 28 mi Bretten
$1657
46 km or 28 mi Schwabisch Gmund
$1591
46 km or 29 mi Neckarsulm
$1640
51 km or 32 mi Geislingen an der Steige
$1666
51 km or 32 mi Horb am Neckar
$1636