Riga vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1169
$2063
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2907
$4878
🏠 One person rent
$568
$1179
🏘️ Family rent
$964
$2118
🍽️ Food expenses
$392
$579
🚐 Transport expenses
$84
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1324
$3356
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
61
84
😀 Quality of life
79
92
🏙️ Population
605K
633K

The cost of living in Riga is 43% less expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 4672nd and 1692nd ($1169 vs $2063) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th 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 1.6 months in Stuttgart. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Stuttgart ranked 14th in Germany, while ranked 580th and 74th among best cities to live in the world.

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Riga Stuttgart
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.53
$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$77.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.97
$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$5.05
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$4.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.56
$3.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$510
$1120
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$867
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$922
$2194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$1630
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$210
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$325
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.2
$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2784
$7028
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1763
$5083
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.67
$3.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.5
$54.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$27.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.86
$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$4.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.61
$6.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.51
$9.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$2.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.08
$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.37
$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.3
$54.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46
$65.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.4
$97.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$547
$656
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13962
$16244

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1377
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1111
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$856
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$893
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$946
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$999
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$902
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$923
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1102
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1151
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$966
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$950
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$899
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1029
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$817
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$856
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1120
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1191
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1016
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1341
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$886
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$440
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1447
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$871
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1278
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$973
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1061
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$578
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1525
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$979
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1363
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$846
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1936
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2023
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$390
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1057
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1363

Cities near Stuttgart

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Fellbach
$1831
8.6 km or 5.4 mi Ostfildern
$1829
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kornwestheim
$1815
9.6 km or 6 mi Leinfelden-Echterdingen
$1818
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Ditzingen
$1796
11 km or 6.6 mi Esslingen am Neckar
$1807
12 km or 7.4 mi Waiblingen
$1793
12 km or 7.7 mi Leonberg
$1758
13 km or 7.8 mi Filderstadt
$1781
13 km or 7.8 mi Remseck
$1787
14 km or 8.4 mi Ludwigsburg
$1782
14 km or 8.9 mi Weinstadt
$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi Sindelfingen
$1756
17 km or 10 mi Boblingen
$1760
20 km or 12 mi Winnenden
$1759
20 km or 13 mi Nurtingen
$1737
21 km or 13 mi Bietigheim-Bissingen
$1726
24 km or 15 mi Vaihingen an der Enz
$1629
25 km or 15 mi Kirchheim unter Teck
$1722
26 km or 16 mi Schorndorf
$1709
26 km or 16 mi Backnang
$1760
28 km or 17 mi Metzingen
$1704
30 km or 19 mi Tubingen
$1914
30 km or 19 mi Herrenberg
$1730
31 km or 20 mi Muhlacker
$1512
33 km or 20 mi Reutlingen
$1711
33 km or 20 mi Calw
$1608
36 km or 22 mi Goppingen
$1675
37 km or 23 mi Pforzheim
$1298
38 km or 23 mi Rottenburg am Neckar
$1783
40 km or 25 mi Eislingen
$1661
41 km or 25 mi Heilbronn
$1831
42 km or 26 mi Nagold
$1698
42 km or 26 mi Mossingen
$1748
44 km or 27 mi Eppingen
$1692
45 km or 28 mi Bretten
$1581
46 km or 28 mi Schwabisch Gmund
$1668
46 km or 29 mi Neckarsulm
$1772
51 km or 32 mi Geislingen an der Steige
$1669
51 km or 32 mi Horb am Neckar
$1671