Hanoi vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$648
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1977
$2907
🏠 One person rent
$290
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$794
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.1
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$505
$1324
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
71
61
😀 Quality of life
63
79
🏙️ Population
8.44M
605K

The cost of living in Hanoi is 45% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 7305th and 4672nd ($648 vs $1169) 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 0.8 months in Hanoi compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 4684th and 580th 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
$2.03
$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.63
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$5.18
 Cappuccino
$1.91
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$870
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$666
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.6
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.23
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.93%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2876
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1588
$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.1
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.44
$10.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.41
$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.83
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.9
$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.9
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13338
$13962

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$545
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$565
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$554
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$571
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$511
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$523
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$606
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$592
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$571
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$577
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$586
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$549
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$583
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$595
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$560
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$614
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$579
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$572
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$593
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$660
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$513
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1251
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1151
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1174
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$725
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$623
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$580
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$601
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$781
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$794
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$671
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1168
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$778
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$621
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$555
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$607
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$774
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$774
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$599
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$407

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