Kaohsiung vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$999
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2645
$3118
🏠 One person rent
$382
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$672
$989
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$449
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.9
$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1411
$1623
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
80
59
😀 Quality of life
87
81
🏙️ Population
2.72M
595K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 20% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 5666th and 4678th ($999 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Taiwan and Latvia, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.3 months in Riga. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 364th and 668th 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
$3.78
$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.07
$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$5.82
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$745
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.1
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.43%
4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4856
$3224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3306
$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$1.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.8
$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.47
$9.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.42
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.48
$5.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$9.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.53
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$53.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.74
$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$528
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11481
$17597

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610

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