Daejeon vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Daejeon Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$992
$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2724
$2787
🏠 One person rent
$386
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$924
🍽️ Food expenses
$433
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.6
$75.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2163
$1303
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
42 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
76
61
😀 Quality of life
85
79
🏙️ Population
1.48M
605K

The cost of living in Daejeon is 11% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 5544th and 4764th ($992 vs $1113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th 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 2.2 months in Daejeon compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Daejeon ranked 6th best city to live in South Korea vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 350th and 596th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Daejeon vs Riga

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Daejeon Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.41
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.8
$51.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.85
$7.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.14
$5.24
 Cappuccino
$3.65
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.46
$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$255
$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$928
$915
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$607
$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98
$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.7
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.74%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5276
$2774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4192
$1723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.05
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.03
$8.97
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.51
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.17
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.04
$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.07
$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.3
$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.6
$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.7
$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.57
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.9
$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$270
$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15827
$13840

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$1019
26 km or 16 mi Gongju
$1038
31 km or 20 mi Nonsan
$1019
33 km or 21 mi Cheongju
$936
42 km or 26 mi Asan
$1038
55 km or 34 mi Cheonan
$1151
60 km or 37 mi Iksan
$959
63 km or 39 mi Jeonju
$854
69 km or 43 mi Boryeong
$1063
70 km or 43 mi Sangju
$1000
70 km or 44 mi Gimcheon
$977
73 km or 46 mi Gunsan
$1005
74 km or 46 mi Anseong
$1026
76 km or 47 mi Gimje
$937
76 km or 47 mi Pyeongtaek
$984
78 km or 48 mi Mungyeong
$979
84 km or 52 mi Chungju
$900
88 km or 55 mi Gumi
$992
91 km or 56 mi Dangjin
$1033
93 km or 58 mi Osan
$1042
96 km or 60 mi Seosan
$1036
99 km or 62 mi Jeongeup
$970
100 km or 62 mi Yongin
$1127
103 km or 64 mi Icheon
$1020
105 km or 65 mi Namwon
$987
107 km or 67 mi Yeoju
$1026
109 km or 68 mi Suwon
$1022
109 km or 68 mi Hwaseong
$1089
114 km or 71 mi Jecheon
$1016
117 km or 72 mi Uiwang
$1063
118 km or 73 mi Gwangju
$1165
119 km or 74 mi Ansan
$1070
120 km or 74 mi Gunpo
$1098
120 km or 75 mi Wonju
$1074
121 km or 75 mi Siheung
$1283
122 km or 76 mi Daegu
$995
122 km or 76 mi Andong
$880
123 km or 76 mi Anyang
$1022
123 km or 76 mi Seongnam
$1400

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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