Hanoi vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1807
$3118
🏠 One person rent
$342
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$601
$989
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$449
🚐 Transport expenses
$63
$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$369
$1623
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
72
59
😀 Quality of life
65
81
🏙️ Population
8.72M
595K

The cost of living in Hanoi is 44% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 7229th and 4678th ($702 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Vietnam and Latvia, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hanoi compared to 1.3 months in Riga. Hanoi ranked 3rd best city to live in Vietnam vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 5251st and 668th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hanoi vs Riga

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Hanoi Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.02
$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.5
$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$5.82
 Cappuccino
$1.86
$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$268
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.3
$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.28%
4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3941
$3224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2307
$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.39
$1.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.68
$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.52
$9.82
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.4
$5.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$9.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.09
$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.1
$53.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.38
$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.8
$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.8
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$528
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12836
$17597

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$597
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$587
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$590
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$476
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$602
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$587
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$571
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$585
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$601
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$577
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$580
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$563
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$590
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$592
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$567
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$605
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$575
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$564
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$578
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$664
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$496
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1269
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1038
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1082
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$699
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$608
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$574
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$584
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$805
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$738
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$694
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1056
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$774
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$600
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$581
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$587
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$790
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$789
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$590
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$380

Cities near Riga

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1423
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1027
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$908
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$944
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$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
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$853
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$890
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1232
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1279
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1106
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1461
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$947
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$720
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1683
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$907
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1448
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1021
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1133
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$919
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1606
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1111
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1579
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1108
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1990
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2062
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$399
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1184
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1406