Dhaka vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dhaka	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$428	$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1078	$2907
🏠 One person rent	$121	$568
🏘️ Family rent	$235	$964
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$392
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.7	$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$282	$1324
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	72	61
😀 Quality of life	54	79
🏙️ Population	16.8M	605K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 63% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 8916th and 4672nd ($428 vs $1169) 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 0.7 months in Dhaka compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 5968th and 580th 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	$1.9	$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.5	$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$5.18
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$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	$137	$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$77.4	$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$167	$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.7	$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1008	$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$531	$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.22	$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.68	$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.4	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.65	$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.67	$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.1	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$46
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.2	$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.4	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$45.9	$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1444	$13962

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$301
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$271
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$380
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$295
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$256
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$339
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$290
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$282
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$279
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$296
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$307
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$312
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$335
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$309
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$342
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$332
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$335
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$353
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$341
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$336
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$343
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$311
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$336
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$461
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$344
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$343
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$360
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$340
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$334
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$338
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$338
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$408
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$360
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$298
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$390
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$356
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$317

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