Chittagong vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chittagong	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$351	$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$905	$2787
🏠 One person rent	$98.3	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$215	$924
🍽️ Food expenses	$172	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.6	$75.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$228	$1303
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	45	61
😀 Quality of life	46	79
🏙️ Population	2.58M	605K

The cost of living in Chittagong is 68% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 9083rd and 4764th ($351 vs $1113) 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 0.6 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 6493rd and 596th 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	$1.65	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.8	$51.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.75	$7.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.75	$5.24
☕ Cappuccino	$1.72	$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.33	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$110	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.9	$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$278	$915
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$150	$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.2	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.5	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.83%	4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$676	$2774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$394	$1723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.16	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.12	$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.1	$8.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.18	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.87	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.66	$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.1	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.56	$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.5	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.07	$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.98	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$20	$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.6	$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$35.8	$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$842	$13840

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Cities near Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$323
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$287
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$367
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$478
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$309
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$295
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$430
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$303
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$678
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$289
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$305
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$264
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$347
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$661
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$350
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$337
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$345
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$378
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$337
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$328
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$333
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$336
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$338
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$329
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$327
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$327
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$404
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$331
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$330
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$332
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$408
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$294
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$280
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$360

Cities near Riga

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Jurmala	$1299
34 km or 21 mi	Ogre	$933
40 km or 25 mi	Jelgava	$804
103 km or 64 mi	Valmiera	$835
118 km or 74 mi	Jekabpils	$840
123 km or 77 mi	Siauliai	$953
129 km or 80 mi	Mazeikiai	$983
137 km or 85 mi	Panevezys	$950
161 km or 100 mi	Ventspils	$869
161 km or 100 mi	Parnu	$1064
174 km or 108 mi	Kuressaare	$1064
181 km or 112 mi	Viljandi	$933
186 km or 115 mi	Utena	$936
190 km or 118 mi	Daugavpils	$843
195 km or 121 mi	Liepaja	$953
203 km or 126 mi	Rezekne	$761
209 km or 130 mi	Jonava	$847
223 km or 138 mi	Tartu	$1045
228 km or 142 mi	Kaunas	$1150
229 km or 142 mi	Klaipeda	$969
262 km or 163 mi	Vilnius	$1261
270 km or 168 mi	Marijampole	$882
271 km or 168 mi	Pskov	$467
279 km or 174 mi	Tallinn	$1414
283 km or 176 mi	Alytus	$850
286 km or 178 mi	Maardu	$1219
298 km or 185 mi	Rakvere	$899
327 km or 203 mi	Suwalki	$1016
330 km or 205 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
335 km or 208 mi	Kaliningrad	$741
339 km or 211 mi	Raseborg	$1441
347 km or 215 mi	Sillamae	$952
353 km or 219 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
357 km or 222 mi	Visby	$1273
361 km or 225 mi	Narva	$953
362 km or 225 mi	Helsinki	$1816
364 km or 226 mi	Espoo	$1879
365 km or 227 mi	Grodno	$385
365 km or 227 mi	Elk	$1025
367 km or 228 mi	Lohja	$1220