New Taipei vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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New Taipei Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1135
$1270
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2924
$3141
🏠 One person rent
$510
$619
🏘️ Family rent
$885
$1049
🍽️ Food expenses
$385
$445
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$81.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1378
$1509
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
94
61
😀 Quality of life
87
82
🏙️ Population
4.04M
605K

The cost of living in New Taipei is 11% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 4867th and 4556th ($1135 vs $1270) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Taiwan and Latvia, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in New Taipei compared to 1.2 months in Riga. New Taipei ranked 2nd best city to live in Taiwan vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 387th and 625th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New Taipei vs Riga

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New Taipei Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.87
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.3
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.4
$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$5.71
 Cappuccino
$2.4
$3.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$386
$378
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$947
$965
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$698
$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.7
$189
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$285
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.1
$18.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.76%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14096
$3110
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6224
$1956
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.4
$35.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.87
$9.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.16
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.68
$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.84
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.6
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.46
$9.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.87
$5.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.7
$9.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.86
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.71
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.82
$3.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.4
$47.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.7
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$17
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.9
$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.7
$91.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17207
$16726

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1313
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$942
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$1030
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$802
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$868
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$993
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$695
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$1006
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$914
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$894
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$894
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$914
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$628
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$634
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$854
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$894
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$628
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1078
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$621
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$615
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$700
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$901
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$753
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$707
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$671
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$677
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$681
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1079
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$616
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$696
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$666
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$697
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$600
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$586
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$672
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$604
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$454
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$650
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$589

Cities near Riga

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1419
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1046
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$889
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$928
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$894
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$967
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$864
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$988
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$968
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1184
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1192
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1041
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$974
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$929
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1034
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$840
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$865
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1174
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1334
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1057
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1414
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$920
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$680
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1601
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$883
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1372
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$999
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1113
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1089
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$829
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1566
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1064
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1737
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1485
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1083
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1947
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1937
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$349
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1125
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1383