Kaohsiung vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2603
$3163
🏠 One person rent
$353
$592
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$1001
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1504
$1555
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
80
59
😀 Quality of life
88
80
🏙️ Population
2.71M
595K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 23% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 5770th and 4631st ($971 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Taiwan and Latvia, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Kaohsiung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 281st and 657th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Riga

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Kaohsiung Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.32
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$5.81
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$468
$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.5
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.55%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4645
$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3214
$2218
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.2
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$6.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.78
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13326
$18197

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42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1374
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1000
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$893
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$938
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$895
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$964
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$860
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$982
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$932
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1179
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1225
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1054
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$974
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$938
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1040
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$835
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$859
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1220
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1258
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1077
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1434
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$928
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$758
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1594
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$881
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1455
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1085
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1114
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$1016
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1597
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1079
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1684
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1498
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1081
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1970
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1974
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$445
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1170
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1391