BerlinvsRiga
💰
Riga saves you $400/month
20% cheaper on rent, food & transport
📶
Riga has 3x faster internet
200 Mbps avg download speed
💰 Cost of Living Breakdown
Monthly expenses comparison in USD
Expense
Berlin
Riga
Total Budget
$2,000/mo
$1,600/mo ✓
Rent (1BR)
$1,200/mo
$550/mo ✓
Coworking
$200/mo
$180/mo ✓
Meal Out
$10
$9 ✓
Coffee
$4
$3 ✓
Riga is $400/mo cheaper (25% savings)
💻 Remote Work Essentials
Internet, timezone, and language comparison
🇩🇪 Berlin
📶 Internet70-150 Mbps
🕐 TimezoneUTC+1
🗣️ Englishmedium
🛂 Nomad VisaNot available
Working hours overlap:
🇺🇸 US West2h
🇺🇸 US East5h
🇬🇧 London8h
🇩🇪 Berlin8h
🌍 Riga
📶 Internet200 Mbps
🕐 TimezoneUTC+2
🗣️ Englishhigh
🛂 Nomad VisaNot available
Working hours overlap:
🇺🇸 US West1h
🇺🇸 US East4h
🇬🇧 London8h
🇩🇪 Berlin8h
🌡️ Climate Comparison
Weather patterns and best times to visit
Berlin
ClimateTemperate
Avg Temp11°C
Rainy Days125/year
Best months: August, May, July, September
Riga
ClimateTemperate
Avg Temp9°C
Rainy Days155/year
Best months: September
Quarterly Temperatures
Jan
2°-1°
Apr
10°8°
Jul
20°19°
Oct
11°8°
BerlinRiga
📊 Full Comparison
Category
🇩🇪Berlin
🌍Riga
💰
Monthly Budget
$2,000
$1,600
Winner📶
Internet Speed
70 Mbps
200 Mbps
Winner🛡️
Safety
4/5
4.3/5
⭐
Nomad Score
4.2/10
4.1/10
🍽️
Food Scene
9/10
Winner7/10
🎉
Nightlife
9/10
8/10
🚶
Walkability
8/10
8/10
👥
Community
large
Winnermedium
2
Berlin wins
vs
2
Riga wins
Which City is Right for You?
Recommendations based on your nomad style
💵Budget Nomad
Riga
$400/mo cheaper with similar quality of life
💻Developer
Riga
200 Mbps is essential for video calls & uploads
🦋Social Butterfly
Berlin
Larger nomad community for networking
🛡️Safety-First
Either works
Both cities are similarly safe
🍜Foodie
Berlin
Better food scene with incredible variety
🎉Party Person
Either works
Both have great nightlife
🇩🇪Berlin
Pros
- +Thriving startup ecosystem and tech scene - Europe's startup capital
- +World-class public transportation with U-Bahn S-Bahn and trams
- +Legendary nightlife and clubbing scene with 24/7 culture
- +Affordable compared to other Western European capitals
Cons
- −Cold and gray winters with limited daylight from November to February
- −Bureaucracy is notoriously slow and paper-based
- −Cash-dominant culture - many places don't accept cards
- −Rental market extremely competitive - hard to find apartments
🌍Riga
Pros
- +Lower cost of living and rent than most Western European capitals
- +Good, reliable internet with high fixed broadband speeds and growing 5G coverage
- +Atmospheric UNESCO-listed Old Town with cobbled streets and churches
- +Strong café culture with several laptop-friendly specialty coffee shops
Cons
- −Winters are long, dark and cold with snow and ice common
- −Weather can be grey and damp for long stretches outside summer months
- −Job and networking opportunities are more limited than in larger EU capitals
- −Some infrastructure and buildings outside the centre feel a bit dated
