Kaohsiung vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$956
$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2684
$2787
🏠 One person rent
$361
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$819
$924
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.8
$75.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1264
$1303
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
80
61
😀 Quality of life
83
79
🏙️ Population
2.73M
605K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 14% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 5750th and 4764th ($956 vs $1113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Taiwan and Latvia, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Kaohsiung ranked 4th best city to live in Taiwan vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 417th and 596th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kaohsiung Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.82
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$51.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$7.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$5.24
☕ Cappuccino
$2.84
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$363
$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$915
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$623
$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.7
$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4370
$2774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2797
$1723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.8
$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.72
$8.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.25
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.97
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.05
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.33
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.06
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.25
$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.18
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.3
$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.75
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$83
$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.1
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10905
$13840

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$814
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$788
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$747
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$770
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$796
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$813
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$894
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$728
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$897
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$821
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$875
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$731
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$823
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1073
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1181
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$627
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$688
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$644
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$967
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$625
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$664
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$581
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$451
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$669
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$443
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$569
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$649
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1155
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$648
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$655
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$603
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$630
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$936
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1154
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$681
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$431
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$764
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$726
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$601
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$601

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