Chittagong vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chittagong	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$312	$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$835	$2907
🏠 One person rent	$82.9	$568
🏘️ Family rent	$203	$964
🍽️ Food expenses	$148	$392
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.8	$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$199	$1324
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	45	61
😀 Quality of life	45	79
🏙️ Population	2.58M	605K

The cost of living in Chittagong is 73% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 9199th and 4672nd ($312 vs $1169) 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 0.6 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 6529th and 580th 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	$0.96	$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.2	$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.16	$5.18
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$84.9	$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$48.6	$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$249	$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$148	$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.9	$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.5	$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$687	$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$388	$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.17	$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.33	$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.88	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.13	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.31	$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.17	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.1	$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.85	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.51	$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.12	$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.59	$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.68	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.99	$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.2	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.19	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.98	$46
💇 Haircut, simple	$2	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.4	$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$41	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$44.4	$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$938	$13962

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Cities near Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$325
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$295
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$380
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$461
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$301
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$271
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$428
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$339
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$593
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$290
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$296
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$256
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$353
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$588
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$356
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$341
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$360
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$360
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$343
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$351
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$391
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$342
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$335
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$340
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$343
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$344
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$336
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$332
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$335
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$334
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$408
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$338
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$336
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$338
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$390
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$307
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$282
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$366

Cities near Riga

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Jurmala	$1377
34 km or 21 mi	Ogre	$1111
40 km or 25 mi	Jelgava	$856
103 km or 64 mi	Valmiera	$893
118 km or 74 mi	Jekabpils	$946
123 km or 77 mi	Siauliai	$999
129 km or 80 mi	Mazeikiai	$1042
137 km or 85 mi	Panevezys	$902
161 km or 100 mi	Ventspils	$923
161 km or 100 mi	Parnu	$1102
174 km or 108 mi	Kuressaare	$1151
181 km or 112 mi	Viljandi	$966
186 km or 115 mi	Utena	$950
190 km or 118 mi	Daugavpils	$899
195 km or 121 mi	Liepaja	$1029
203 km or 126 mi	Rezekne	$817
209 km or 130 mi	Jonava	$856
223 km or 138 mi	Tartu	$1120
228 km or 142 mi	Kaunas	$1191
229 km or 142 mi	Klaipeda	$1016
262 km or 163 mi	Vilnius	$1341
270 km or 168 mi	Marijampole	$886
271 km or 168 mi	Pskov	$440
279 km or 174 mi	Tallinn	$1447
283 km or 176 mi	Alytus	$871
286 km or 178 mi	Maardu	$1278
298 km or 185 mi	Rakvere	$973
327 km or 203 mi	Suwalki	$1061
330 km or 205 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$990
335 km or 208 mi	Kaliningrad	$578
339 km or 211 mi	Raseborg	$1525
347 km or 215 mi	Sillamae	$979
353 km or 219 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1608
357 km or 222 mi	Visby	$1363
361 km or 225 mi	Narva	$846
362 km or 225 mi	Helsinki	$1936
364 km or 226 mi	Espoo	$2023
365 km or 227 mi	Grodno	$390
365 km or 227 mi	Elk	$1057
367 km or 228 mi	Lohja	$1363