Daejeon vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Daejeon Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$959
$1270
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2432
$3141
🏠 One person rent
$374
$619
🏘️ Family rent
$629
$1049
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$445
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.2
$81.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2181
$1509
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
42 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
76
61
😀 Quality of life
74
82
🏙️ Population
1.48M
605K

The cost of living in Daejeon is 25% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 5901st and 4556th ($959 vs $1270) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 74th 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 2.3 months in Daejeon compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Daejeon ranked 29th best city to live in South Korea vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 2496th and 625th among best cities to live in the world.

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Daejeon Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.86
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.4
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.86
$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$5.71
 Cappuccino
$3.47
$3.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$302
$547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$261
$378
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$546
$965
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$462
$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.7
$189
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$285
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.4
$18.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.65%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5257
$3110
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4227
$1956
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.05
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$35.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.12
$9.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.53
$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.91
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.6
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.03
$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$9.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$5.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.04
$9.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.03
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$3.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.9
$47.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.94
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.1
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.57
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.5
$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.5
$91.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$285
$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13539
$16726

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Gyeryong
$976
18 km or 11 mi Sejong
$1020
26 km or 16 mi Gongju
$1063
31 km or 20 mi Nonsan
$1046
33 km or 21 mi Cheongju
$924
42 km or 26 mi Asan
$1050
55 km or 34 mi Cheonan
$1153
60 km or 37 mi Iksan
$998
63 km or 39 mi Jeonju
$831
69 km or 43 mi Boryeong
$1085
70 km or 43 mi Sangju
$957
70 km or 44 mi Gimcheon
$934
73 km or 46 mi Gunsan
$1020
74 km or 46 mi Anseong
$1078
76 km or 47 mi Gimje
$982
76 km or 47 mi Pyeongtaek
$1141
78 km or 48 mi Mungyeong
$973
84 km or 52 mi Chungju
$920
88 km or 55 mi Gumi
$949
91 km or 56 mi Dangjin
$1059
93 km or 58 mi Osan
$1076
96 km or 60 mi Seosan
$1068
99 km or 62 mi Jeongeup
$981
100 km or 62 mi Yongin
$1120
103 km or 64 mi Icheon
$1171
105 km or 65 mi Namwon
$980
107 km or 67 mi Yeoju
$1079
109 km or 68 mi Suwon
$1066
109 km or 68 mi Hwaseong
$1098
114 km or 71 mi Jecheon
$1037
117 km or 72 mi Uiwang
$1080
118 km or 73 mi Gwangju
$1196
119 km or 74 mi Ansan
$1049
120 km or 74 mi Gunpo
$1112
120 km or 75 mi Wonju
$1110
121 km or 75 mi Siheung
$1307
122 km or 76 mi Daegu
$1062
122 km or 76 mi Andong
$929
123 km or 76 mi Anyang
$1004
123 km or 76 mi Seongnam
$1435

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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