Bangkok vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bangkok	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$958	$1270
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2465	$3141
🏠 One person rent	$424	$619
🏘️ Family rent	$741	$1049
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$81.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$707	$1509
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	89	61
😀 Quality of life	75	82
🏙️ Population	5.68M	605K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 25% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 5912th and 4556th ($958 vs $1270) 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 0.7 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 1890th and 625th 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	$3.1	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.9	$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.12	$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$5.71
☕ Cappuccino	$2.59	$3.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$611	$547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$378
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1104	$965
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$519	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$189
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.6	$285
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.9	$18.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5905	$3110
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2775	$1956
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.23	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.5	$35.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$9.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.31	$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$9.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.39	$5.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.53	$9.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$3.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$47.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.03	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.4	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$91.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$561	$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13469	$16726

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$774
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$736
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$635
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$812
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$787
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$724
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$718
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$553
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$708
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$571
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$650
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$812
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$581
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$578
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$741
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1152
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$593
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$622
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$511
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$504
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$614
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$727
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$727
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$571

Cities near Riga

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Jurmala	$1419
34 km or 21 mi	Ogre	$1046
40 km or 25 mi	Jelgava	$889
103 km or 64 mi	Valmiera	$928
118 km or 74 mi	Jekabpils	$894
123 km or 77 mi	Siauliai	$967
129 km or 80 mi	Mazeikiai	$864
137 km or 85 mi	Panevezys	$988
161 km or 100 mi	Ventspils	$968
161 km or 100 mi	Parnu	$1184
174 km or 108 mi	Kuressaare	$1192
181 km or 112 mi	Viljandi	$1041
186 km or 115 mi	Utena	$974
190 km or 118 mi	Daugavpils	$929
195 km or 121 mi	Liepaja	$1034
203 km or 126 mi	Rezekne	$840
209 km or 130 mi	Jonava	$865
223 km or 138 mi	Tartu	$1174
228 km or 142 mi	Kaunas	$1334
229 km or 142 mi	Klaipeda	$1057
262 km or 163 mi	Vilnius	$1414
270 km or 168 mi	Marijampole	$920
271 km or 168 mi	Pskov	$680
279 km or 174 mi	Tallinn	$1601
283 km or 176 mi	Alytus	$883
286 km or 178 mi	Maardu	$1372
298 km or 185 mi	Rakvere	$999
327 km or 203 mi	Suwalki	$1113
330 km or 205 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1089
335 km or 208 mi	Kaliningrad	$829
339 km or 211 mi	Raseborg	$1566
347 km or 215 mi	Sillamae	$1064
353 km or 219 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1737
357 km or 222 mi	Visby	$1485
361 km or 225 mi	Narva	$1083
362 km or 225 mi	Helsinki	$1947
364 km or 226 mi	Espoo	$1937
365 km or 227 mi	Grodno	$349
365 km or 227 mi	Elk	$1125
367 km or 228 mi	Lohja	$1383