Riga vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1113
$1400
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2787
$3413
🏠 One person rent
$532
$690
🏘️ Family rent
$924
$1128
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$444
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.5
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1303
$2628
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
61
98
😀 Quality of life
79
74
🏙️ Population
605K
919K

The cost of living in Riga is 21% less expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 4764th and 3869th ($1113 vs $1400) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Latvia and South Korea, respectively. Check Latvia vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Riga compared to 1.9 months in Seongnam. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Seongnam ranked 10th in South Korea, while ranked 596th and 1233rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riga vs Seongnam

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Riga Seongnam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.7
$5.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.6
$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.59
$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.24
$2.65
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$3.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.47
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$473
$797
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$915
$1292
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$905
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$82.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$255
$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.4
$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.56%
4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2774
$10514
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1723
$5622
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.97
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.71
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$2.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$7.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$6.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$3.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$5.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.81
$21.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.15
$3.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.06
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.79
$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.14
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.2
$110
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$9.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.9
$139
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$9.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.6
$62.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.5
$80.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$488
$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13840
$20935

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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

Cities near Seongnam

Distance City Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi Siheung
$1283
11 km or 7 mi Gwangju
$1165
13 km or 8.1 mi Hanam
$1161
13 km or 8.2 mi Gwacheon
$1070
17 km or 11 mi Guri
$1122
18 km or 11 mi Uiwang
$1063
19 km or 12 mi Gunpo
$1098
19 km or 12 mi Anyang
$1022
20 km or 13 mi Seoul
$1334
20 km or 13 mi Suwon
$1022
23 km or 14 mi Namyangju
$1129
23 km or 14 mi Yongin
$1127
24 km or 15 mi Gwangmyeong
$1089
31 km or 19 mi Ansan
$1070
32 km or 20 mi Bucheon
$1163
32 km or 20 mi Icheon
$1020
33 km or 21 mi Osan
$1042
36 km or 22 mi Uijeongbu
$955
36 km or 22 mi Goyang
$1171
39 km or 24 mi Yangju
$974
42 km or 26 mi Hwaseong
$1089
43 km or 26 mi Gimpo
$1099
43 km or 27 mi Incheon
$1092
47 km or 29 mi Yeoju
$1026
50 km or 31 mi Anseong
$1026
50 km or 31 mi Pyeongtaek
$984
51 km or 32 mi Pocheon
$1040
52 km or 32 mi Paju
$1075
53 km or 33 mi Dongducheon
$1055
70 km or 44 mi Wonju
$1074
70 km or 44 mi Cheonan
$1151
71 km or 44 mi Chuncheon
$865
75 km or 47 mi Dangjin
$1033
78 km or 49 mi Kaesong
$1565
88 km or 54 mi Chungju
$900
94 km or 59 mi Cheongju
$936
95 km or 59 mi Seosan
$1036
101 km or 63 mi Jecheon
$1016
107 km or 66 mi Sejong
$1019
109 km or 68 mi Gongju
$1038