Bangkok vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$994
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2947
$2907
🏠 One person rent
$425
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$1110
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$301
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$723
$1324
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
89
61
😀 Quality of life
74
79
🏙️ Population
5.68M
605K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 15% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 5738th and 4672nd ($994 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Thailand and Latvia, respectively. Check Thailand vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 1355th and 580th 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
$4.03
$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.2
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.1
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.16
$5.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$568
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63
$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.22%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5850
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2650
$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.22
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.8
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.5
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.39
$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.56
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.9
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.39
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.8
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.51
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.4
$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$662
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13758
$13962

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$759
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$787
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$786
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$739
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$613
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$664
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$564
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$769
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$758
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$800
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$773
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$676
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$703
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$564
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$674
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$570
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$633
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$697
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$533
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$559
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$630
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$608
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$806
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$564
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$763
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$612
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$555
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$754
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$745
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$561
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1168
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$635
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$582
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$819
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$529
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$514
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$919
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$711
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$742
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$783

Cities near Riga

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