Gwangju vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gwangju Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1101
$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2866
$2787
🏠 One person rent
$434
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$769
$924
🍽️ Food expenses
$472
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$75.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2099
$1303
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
58
61
😀 Quality of life
83
79
🏙️ Population
1.49M
605K

The cost of living in Gwangju is 1% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 4821st and 4764th ($1101 vs $1113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th 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 1.9 months in Gwangju compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Gwangju ranked 7th best city to live in South Korea vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 439th and 596th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gwangju vs Riga

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Gwangju Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.42
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.1
$51.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.63
$7.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$5.24
 Cappuccino
$3.66
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$304
$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$915
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$556
$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.1
$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.5
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7404
$2774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4847
$1723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.7
$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.31
$8.97
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.24
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.53
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.96
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$32.5
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.66
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.9
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.13
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.2
$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.69
$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.38
$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.6
$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.35
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.7
$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.9
$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.3
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$424
$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20814
$13840

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$1012
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$970
50 km or 31 mi Namwon
$987
57 km or 36 mi Suncheon
$1059
64 km or 39 mi Mokpo
$998
71 km or 44 mi Gimje
$937
76 km or 47 mi Gwangyang
$1002
76 km or 47 mi Jeonju
$854
82 km or 51 mi Yeosu
$989
86 km or 54 mi Iksan
$959
92 km or 57 mi Gunsan
$1005
106 km or 66 mi Jinju
$1054
116 km or 72 mi Nonsan
$1019
127 km or 79 mi Gyeryong
$977
131 km or 81 mi Sacheon
$983
132 km or 82 mi Asan
$1038
133 km or 82 mi Boryeong
$1063
138 km or 86 mi Daejeon
$992
142 km or 88 mi Tongyeong
$924
145 km or 90 mi Gongju
$1038
148 km or 92 mi Masan
$998
150 km or 93 mi Sejong
$1019
151 km or 94 mi Gimcheon
$977
156 km or 97 mi Geoje
$887
158 km or 98 mi Changwon
$1075
170 km or 106 mi Miryang
$1030
171 km or 106 mi Daegu
$995
171 km or 107 mi Cheongju
$936
174 km or 108 mi Gumi
$992
179 km or 111 mi Sangju
$1000
179 km or 111 mi Gimhae
$959
180 km or 112 mi Gyeongsan
$991
184 km or 114 mi Cheonan
$1151
184 km or 115 mi Seosan
$1036
188 km or 117 mi Jeju
$1037
193 km or 120 mi Busan
$1060
194 km or 120 mi Yangsan
$1027
194 km or 120 mi Dangjin
$1033
196 km or 122 mi Mungyeong
$979
203 km or 126 mi Jeju Island
$1080

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$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