Chittagong vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Chittagong	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$362	$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$956	$2798
🏠 One person rent	$105	$549
🏘️ Family rent	$255	$919
🍽️ Food expenses	$164	$385
🚐 Transport expenses	$49	$80.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$259	$1220
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	45	61
😀 Quality of life	49	79
🏙️ Population	2.58M	606K

The cost of living in Chittagong is 68% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 9049th and 4604th ($362 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Bangladesh and Latvia, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chittagong compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 6319th and 535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chittagong vs Riga

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	Chittagong	Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.27	$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.02	$52.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.92	$7.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.34	$4.97
☕ Cappuccino	$1.74	$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.24	$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$77.4	$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$50	$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$236	$885
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$178	$549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.9	$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.9	$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.4	$16.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.94%	4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$735	$2627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$406	$1636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.11	$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.79	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.23	$2.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.44	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$7.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.25	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.17	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.95	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.75	$5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.21	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.83	$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.73	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.08	$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.1	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.42	$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.04	$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.17	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$14.4	$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64	$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$49.3	$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1027	$13518

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Cities near Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$389
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$324
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$387
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$520
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$342
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$446
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$303
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$456
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$342
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$656
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$310
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$312
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$290
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$356
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$669
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$357
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$346
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$361
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$364
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$348
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$355
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$395
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$347
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$338
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$346
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$349
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$351
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$341
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$336
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$339
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$342
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$399
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$346
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$343
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$287
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$354
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$360
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$304
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$315
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$367

Cities near Riga

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Jurmala	$1362
34 km or 21 mi	Ogre	$1088
40 km or 25 mi	Jelgava	$827
103 km or 64 mi	Valmiera	$860
118 km or 74 mi	Jekabpils	$927
123 km or 77 mi	Siauliai	$827
129 km or 80 mi	Mazeikiai	$985
137 km or 85 mi	Panevezys	$877
161 km or 100 mi	Ventspils	$893
161 km or 100 mi	Parnu	$982
174 km or 108 mi	Kuressaare	$1080
181 km or 112 mi	Viljandi	$909
186 km or 115 mi	Utena	$928
190 km or 118 mi	Daugavpils	$864
195 km or 121 mi	Liepaja	$976
203 km or 126 mi	Rezekne	$831
209 km or 130 mi	Jonava	$835
223 km or 138 mi	Tartu	$1163
228 km or 142 mi	Kaunas	$1080
229 km or 142 mi	Klaipeda	$981
262 km or 163 mi	Vilnius	$1303
270 km or 168 mi	Marijampole	$922
271 km or 168 mi	Pskov	$461
279 km or 174 mi	Tallinn	$1335
283 km or 176 mi	Alytus	$850
286 km or 178 mi	Maardu	$1194
298 km or 185 mi	Rakvere	$920
327 km or 203 mi	Suwalki	$1028
330 km or 205 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$933
335 km or 208 mi	Kaliningrad	$622
339 km or 211 mi	Raseborg	$1438
347 km or 215 mi	Sillamae	$906
353 km or 219 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1519
357 km or 222 mi	Visby	$1345
361 km or 225 mi	Narva	$814
362 km or 225 mi	Helsinki	$1825
364 km or 226 mi	Espoo	$1907
365 km or 227 mi	Grodno	$385
365 km or 227 mi	Elk	$1013
367 km or 228 mi	Lohja	$1257