Dhaka vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dhaka	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$464	$1270
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1123	$3141
🏠 One person rent	$141	$619
🏘️ Family rent	$240	$1049
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.7	$81.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$1509
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	73	61
😀 Quality of life	57	82
🏙️ Population	16.8M	605K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 63% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 8829th and 4556th ($464 vs $1270) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Bangladesh and Latvia, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dhaka compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 6151st and 625th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Riga

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	Dhaka	Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.14	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$5.71
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$3.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$95.5	$378
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$965
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.7	$189
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.1	$285
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$18.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.01%	4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$939	$3110
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$535	$1956
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$35.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.36	$9.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.02	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.6	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$9.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$5.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$9.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$3.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$47.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.15	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.7	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.2	$91.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.7	$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1844	$16726

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$348
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$352
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$362
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$312
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$282
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$301
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$300
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$287
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$321
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$286
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$313
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$294
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$320
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$313
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$328
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$315
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$320
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$297
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$315
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$456
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$324
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$320
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$327
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$318
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$312
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$318
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$323
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$366
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$308
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$354
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$333
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$302

Cities near Riga

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