Goyang vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Goyang Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1092
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2675
$3118
🏠 One person rent
$474
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$828
$989
🍽️ Food expenses
$427
$449
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1195
$1623
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
98
59
😀 Quality of life
74
81
🏙️ Population
1.06M
595K

The cost of living in Goyang is 13% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 5084th and 4678th ($1092 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th 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 1.1 months in Goyang compared to 1.3 months in Riga. Goyang ranked 23rd best city to live in South Korea vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 2342nd and 668th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Goyang vs Riga

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Goyang Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.48
$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.26
$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.34
$5.82
☕ Cappuccino
$3.48
$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.45
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$338
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$832
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.9
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.3
$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12284
$3224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6654
$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.04
$1.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42
$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.06
$9.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.05
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.87
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.97
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.31
$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.05
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.12
$5.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.85
$9.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.92
$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.8
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.2
$53.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.83
$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.8
$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.8
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$253
$528
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12460
$17597

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$988
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$1120
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$1112
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$1007
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$1162
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$1425
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$1292
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$1063
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$1044
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$1008
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$1563
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$1030
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$1179
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$1076
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$1102
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$1050
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$1134
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$1095
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$1053
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$1046
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$867
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$984
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$1121
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$1073
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$986
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$1568
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$1560
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$1423
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$1027
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$908
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$944
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$912
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$1001
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$903
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$1012
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$994
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1214
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1230
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1083
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$1003
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$952
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1060
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$853
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$890
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$1232
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$1279
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$1106
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$1461
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$947
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$720
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$1683
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$907
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$1448
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$1021
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$1133
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$1131
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$919
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$1606
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$1111
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$1753
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$1579
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$1108
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$1990
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$2062
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$399
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$1184
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$1406