Hanoi vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hanoi Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$647
$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1916
$2787
🏠 One person rent
$292
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$744
$924
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.6
$75.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$439
$1303
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
71
61
😀 Quality of life
62
79
🏙️ Population
8.44M
605K

The cost of living in Hanoi is 42% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 7236th and 4764th ($647 vs $1113) 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 0.7 months in Hanoi compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Hanoi ranked 2nd best city to live in Vietnam vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 4848th and 596th 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
$1.94
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.4
$51.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.31
$7.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$5.24
 Cappuccino
$1.82
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$302
$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$826
$915
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$623
$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.9
$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.2
$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.01
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.39%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2965
$2774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1710
$1723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.82
$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.48
$8.97
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.38
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.79
$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.15
$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.02
$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.7
$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.9
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.44
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$42
$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.6
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$259
$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12394
$13840

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HanoiRiga

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Bac Ninh
$513
52 km or 32 mi Hai Duong
$554
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$592
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$570
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$496
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$513
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$591
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$582
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$563
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$569
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$564
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$553
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$579
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$573
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$558
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$592
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$575
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$549
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$571
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$642
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$500
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1253
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1161
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1183
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$702
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$598
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$571
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$575
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$764
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$771
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$650
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1163
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$763
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$611
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$543
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$579
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$761
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$756
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$604
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$393

Cities near Riga

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