Chittagong vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Chittagong	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$358	$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$884	$3163
🏠 One person rent	$97.6	$592
🏘️ Family rent	$164	$1001
🍽️ Food expenses	$168	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.8	$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$282	$1555
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	47	59
😀 Quality of life	56	80
🏙️ Population	3.23M	595K

The cost of living in Chittagong is 71% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 9042nd and 4631st ($358 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Bangladesh and Latvia, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Chittagong compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 6271st and 657th 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	$2.04	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.3	$56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.32	$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$5.81
☕ Cappuccino	$1.97	$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$113	$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.4	$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$208	$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$102	$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.5	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.2	$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.42%	4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$799	$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$465	$2218
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.06	$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.38	$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.62	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.18	$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.83	$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.77	$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.81	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.94	$6.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.09	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.5	$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.95	$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.9	$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.65	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.08	$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.94	$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.7	$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53.9	$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$35.3	$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1349	$18197

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Cities near Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$321
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$321
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$342
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$435
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$329
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$348
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$357
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$478
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$287
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$583
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$326
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$327
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$278
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$327
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$534
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$328
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$318
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$331
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$333
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$321
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$326
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$365
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$319
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$313
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$318
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$321
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$324
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$314
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$311
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$311
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$313
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$362
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$319
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$315
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$321
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$336
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$285
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$297
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$339

Cities near Riga

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Jurmala	$1374
34 km or 21 mi	Ogre	$1000
40 km or 25 mi	Jelgava	$893
103 km or 64 mi	Valmiera	$938
118 km or 74 mi	Jekabpils	$895
123 km or 77 mi	Siauliai	$964
129 km or 80 mi	Mazeikiai	$860
137 km or 85 mi	Panevezys	$982
161 km or 100 mi	Ventspils	$932
161 km or 100 mi	Parnu	$1179
174 km or 108 mi	Kuressaare	$1225
181 km or 112 mi	Viljandi	$1054
186 km or 115 mi	Utena	$974
190 km or 118 mi	Daugavpils	$938
195 km or 121 mi	Liepaja	$1040
203 km or 126 mi	Rezekne	$835
209 km or 130 mi	Jonava	$859
223 km or 138 mi	Tartu	$1220
228 km or 142 mi	Kaunas	$1258
229 km or 142 mi	Klaipeda	$1077
262 km or 163 mi	Vilnius	$1434
270 km or 168 mi	Marijampole	$928
271 km or 168 mi	Pskov	$758
279 km or 174 mi	Tallinn	$1594
283 km or 176 mi	Alytus	$881
286 km or 178 mi	Maardu	$1455
298 km or 185 mi	Rakvere	$1085
327 km or 203 mi	Suwalki	$1114
330 km or 205 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1104
335 km or 208 mi	Kaliningrad	$1016
339 km or 211 mi	Raseborg	$1597
347 km or 215 mi	Sillamae	$1079
353 km or 219 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1684
357 km or 222 mi	Visby	$1498
361 km or 225 mi	Narva	$1081
362 km or 225 mi	Helsinki	$1970
364 km or 226 mi	Espoo	$1974
365 km or 227 mi	Grodno	$445
365 km or 227 mi	Elk	$1170
367 km or 228 mi	Lohja	$1391