Bucheon vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucheon Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1175
$1270
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2787
$3141
🏠 One person rent
$505
$619
🏘️ Family rent
$713
$1049
🍽️ Food expenses
$494
$445
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.6
$81.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1392
$1509
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
97
61
😀 Quality of life
76
82
🏙️ Population
772K
605K

The cost of living in Bucheon is 8% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 4764th and 4556th ($1175 vs $1270) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in South Korea and Latvia, respectively. Check South Korea vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bucheon compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Bucheon ranked 12th best city to live in South Korea vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 1594th and 625th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucheon Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.7
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.3
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.86
$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.19
$5.71
 Cappuccino
$3.52
$3.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.63
$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$280
$547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$419
$378
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$505
$965
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$562
$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.7
$189
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$285
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.3
$18.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.03%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10388
$3110
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5918
$1956
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.04
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.3
$35.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$9.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.12
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.95
$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.02
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$32.7
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.43
$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$5.95
$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.9
$9.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$5.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.88
$9.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.94
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.94
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.74
$3.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.8
$47.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.06
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.4
$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.4
$91.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$360
$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21551
$16726

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Distance City Cost of living
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Gwangmyeong
$1090
12 km or 7.8 mi Incheon
$1088
15 km or 9.4 mi Gimpo
$1098
17 km or 11 mi Anyang
$1004
18 km or 11 mi Goyang
$1097
20 km or 12 mi Gwacheon
$1078
20 km or 12 mi Ansan
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Gunpo
$1112
21 km or 13 mi Seoul
$1383
24 km or 15 mi Uiwang
$1080
31 km or 19 mi Siheung
$1307
31 km or 19 mi Suwon
$1066
32 km or 20 mi Seongnam
$1435
33 km or 21 mi Hwaseong
$1098
33 km or 21 mi Guri
$1134
36 km or 22 mi Uijeongbu
$918
37 km or 23 mi Paju
$1065
38 km or 24 mi Hanam
$1178
39 km or 24 mi Yangju
$948
41 km or 25 mi Namyangju
$1138
43 km or 27 mi Gwangju
$1196
47 km or 29 mi Osan
$1076
47 km or 29 mi Yongin
$1120
52 km or 32 mi Dongducheon
$1023
56 km or 35 mi Kaesong
$1568
57 km or 36 mi Pocheon
$1028
62 km or 39 mi Pyeongtaek
$1141
63 km or 39 mi Icheon
$1171
69 km or 43 mi Dangjin
$1059
70 km or 44 mi Anseong
$1078
79 km or 49 mi Yeoju
$1079
84 km or 52 mi Cheonan
$1153
85 km or 53 mi Seosan
$1068
94 km or 58 mi Chuncheon
$874
102 km or 63 mi Wonju
$1110
111 km or 69 mi Haeju
$1565
115 km or 71 mi Cheongju
$924
117 km or 73 mi Chungju
$920
120 km or 75 mi Gongju
$1063
121 km or 75 mi Sejong
$1020

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