Bangkok vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bangkok	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1027	$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2622	$3118
🏠 One person rent	$465	$588
🏘️ Family rent	$806	$989
🍽️ Food expenses	$298	$449
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$594	$1623
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	89	59
😀 Quality of life	73	81
🏙️ Population	5.68M	595K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 18% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 5467th and 4678th ($1027 vs $1248) 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 1.3 months in Riga. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 2647th and 668th 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	$3.24	$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.48	$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$5.82
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$632	$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1114	$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.5	$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.66%	4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6568	$3224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3204	$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$1.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.5	$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.5	$9.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.73	$5.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$9.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.3	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.9	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.29	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.1	$53.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.72	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.9	$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$554	$528
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15512	$17597

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$833
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$788
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$656
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$874
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$846
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$784
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$768
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$562
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$763
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$575
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$679
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$621
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$845
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$593
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$581
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$782
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$583
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1056
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$612
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$587
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$882
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$530
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$501
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$629
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$760
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$780
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$592

Cities near Riga

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Jurmala	$1423
34 km or 21 mi	Ogre	$1027
40 km or 25 mi	Jelgava	$908
103 km or 64 mi	Valmiera	$944
118 km or 74 mi	Jekabpils	$912
123 km or 77 mi	Siauliai	$1001
129 km or 80 mi	Mazeikiai	$903
137 km or 85 mi	Panevezys	$1012
161 km or 100 mi	Ventspils	$994
161 km or 100 mi	Parnu	$1214
174 km or 108 mi	Kuressaare	$1230
181 km or 112 mi	Viljandi	$1083
186 km or 115 mi	Utena	$1003
190 km or 118 mi	Daugavpils	$952
195 km or 121 mi	Liepaja	$1060
203 km or 126 mi	Rezekne	$853
209 km or 130 mi	Jonava	$890
223 km or 138 mi	Tartu	$1232
228 km or 142 mi	Kaunas	$1279
229 km or 142 mi	Klaipeda	$1106
262 km or 163 mi	Vilnius	$1461
270 km or 168 mi	Marijampole	$947
271 km or 168 mi	Pskov	$720
279 km or 174 mi	Tallinn	$1683
283 km or 176 mi	Alytus	$907
286 km or 178 mi	Maardu	$1448
298 km or 185 mi	Rakvere	$1021
327 km or 203 mi	Suwalki	$1133
330 km or 205 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1131
335 km or 208 mi	Kaliningrad	$919
339 km or 211 mi	Raseborg	$1606
347 km or 215 mi	Sillamae	$1111
353 km or 219 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1753
357 km or 222 mi	Visby	$1579
361 km or 225 mi	Narva	$1108
362 km or 225 mi	Helsinki	$1990
364 km or 226 mi	Espoo	$2062
365 km or 227 mi	Grodno	$399
365 km or 227 mi	Elk	$1184
367 km or 228 mi	Lohja	$1406