Bangkok vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bangkok	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$996	$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2570	$3163
🏠 One person rent	$434	$592
🏘️ Family rent	$753	$1001
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$635	$1555
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	89	59
😀 Quality of life	74	80
🏙️ Population	5.68M	595K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 21% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 5606th and 4631st ($996 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Thailand and Latvia, respectively. Check Thailand vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangkok compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 2044th and 657th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Riga

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	Bangkok	Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.36	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.3	$56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.01	$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$5.81
☕ Cappuccino	$2.94	$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$606	$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$294	$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1118	$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$525	$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.2	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.9	$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.4%	4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6402	$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3365	$2218
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35	$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.69	$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.61	$6.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.26	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.14	$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.68	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.8	$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.9	$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.9	$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$533	$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16017	$18197

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$761
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$794
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$789
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$762
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$616
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$839
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$809
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$787
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$724
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$586
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$567
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$718
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$601
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$679
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$812
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$601
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$564
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$735
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$543
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$968
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$582
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$582
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$893
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$518
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$518
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$656
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$776
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$750
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$610

Cities near Riga

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Jurmala	$1374
34 km or 21 mi	Ogre	$1000
40 km or 25 mi	Jelgava	$893
103 km or 64 mi	Valmiera	$938
118 km or 74 mi	Jekabpils	$895
123 km or 77 mi	Siauliai	$964
129 km or 80 mi	Mazeikiai	$860
137 km or 85 mi	Panevezys	$982
161 km or 100 mi	Ventspils	$932
161 km or 100 mi	Parnu	$1179
174 km or 108 mi	Kuressaare	$1225
181 km or 112 mi	Viljandi	$1054
186 km or 115 mi	Utena	$974
190 km or 118 mi	Daugavpils	$938
195 km or 121 mi	Liepaja	$1040
203 km or 126 mi	Rezekne	$835
209 km or 130 mi	Jonava	$859
223 km or 138 mi	Tartu	$1220
228 km or 142 mi	Kaunas	$1258
229 km or 142 mi	Klaipeda	$1077
262 km or 163 mi	Vilnius	$1434
270 km or 168 mi	Marijampole	$928
271 km or 168 mi	Pskov	$758
279 km or 174 mi	Tallinn	$1594
283 km or 176 mi	Alytus	$881
286 km or 178 mi	Maardu	$1455
298 km or 185 mi	Rakvere	$1085
327 km or 203 mi	Suwalki	$1114
330 km or 205 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1104
335 km or 208 mi	Kaliningrad	$1016
339 km or 211 mi	Raseborg	$1597
347 km or 215 mi	Sillamae	$1079
353 km or 219 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1684
357 km or 222 mi	Visby	$1498
361 km or 225 mi	Narva	$1081
362 km or 225 mi	Helsinki	$1970
364 km or 226 mi	Espoo	$1974
365 km or 227 mi	Grodno	$445
365 km or 227 mi	Elk	$1170
367 km or 228 mi	Lohja	$1391