Latvia vs Taiwan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Latvia Taiwan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1163
$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2906
$2690
🏠 One person rent
$545
$411
🏘️ Family rent
$906
$708
🍽️ Food expenses
$429
$401
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.2
$98.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1419
$1514
💸 GDP per capita
$23409
$34430
😃 Human freedom index
8.51
8.72
❤️ Life expectancy
75.7
79.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
60
68
🌐 English speaking %
45.9%
30%
🎓 Higher education
72
90
😀 Quality of life
75
83
🏙️ Population
1.87M
23.3M

The average cost of living in Latvia ($1163) is 14% more expensive than in Taiwan ($1024). Latvia ranked 74th vs 97th for Taiwan in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Latvia compared to 1.5 months in Taiwan. Ranked 42nd and 30th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Latvia vs Taiwan

We calculate prices for Latvia and Taiwan as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 17 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Latvia Taiwan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.7
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.18
$5.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.24
$2.03
 Cappuccino
$3.7
$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.76
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$482
$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$968
$1176
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$648
$802
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$53.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$233
$82.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.5
$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.36%
2.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2641
$8898
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1721
$6023
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.53
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.2
$32.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.17
$9.64
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$3.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.46
$2.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.26
$8.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$19.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$4.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$3.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.88
$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.58
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.8
$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.41
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.27
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.22
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.1
$37.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$47.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.7
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$75
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92
$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$500
$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17173
$17202

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Latvia

City Cost of living Population
Riga
$1248
595K
Daugavpils
$952
78.1K
Liepaja
$1060
67.4K
Jelgava
$908
54.8K
Jurmala
$1423
52K
Ventspils
$994
32.7K
Valmiera
$944
22.8K
Jekabpils
$912
21K
Rezekne
$853
26.4K
Ogre
$1027
22.8K

In Taiwan

City Cost of living Population
New Taipei
$1108
4.05M
Taichung
$957
2.87M
Taipei
$1257
2.44M
Kaohsiung
$999
2.72M
Taoyuan
$941
2.35M
Tainan
$910
1.85M
Hsinchu
$937
455K
Keelung
$997
360K
Chiayi
$910
261K
Zhubei
$882
221K
Changhua
$888
221K
Kinmen
$903
140K
Douliu
$889
109K
Miaoli
$709
86K
Taitung
$841
103K
Nantou
$879
96.5K
Yilan
$796
94.7K