Riga vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1135
$1121
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2798
$2991
🏠 One person rent
$549
$500
🏘️ Family rent
$919
$1034
🍽️ Food expenses
$385
$438
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.4
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1220
$2799
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
61
98
😀 Quality of life
79
77
🏙️ Population
606K
949K

The cost of living in Riga is 1% more expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 4604th and 4659th ($1135 vs $1121) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 9th in Latvia and South Korea, respectively. Check Latvia vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Riga compared to 2.5 months in Seongnam. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Seongnam ranked 10th in South Korea, while ranked 535th and 696th 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
$9.68
$5.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.8
$44.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.58
$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$3.09
 Cappuccino
$3.49
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.65
$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$485
$451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$885
$811
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$549
$881
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$94.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.7
$21.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.14%
4.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2627
$11327
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1636
$5965
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.61
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$8.27
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.78
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.84
$3.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$8.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$7.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$29.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$6.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$3.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$6.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$5.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$3.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.71
$18.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$2.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5
$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$6.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.4
$2.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.04
$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3
$0.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.5
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.7
$24.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.4
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.5
$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.1
$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$464
$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13518
$19963

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1362
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1088
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$827
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$860
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$927
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$827
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$985
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$877
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$893
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$982
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1080
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$909
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$928
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$864
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$976
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$831
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$835
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1163
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1080
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$981
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1303
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$922
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$461
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1335
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$850
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1194
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$920
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1028
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$622
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1438
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$906
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1345
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$814
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1825
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1907
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$385
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1013
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1257

Cities near Seongnam

Distance City Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi Siheung
$1081
11 km or 7 mi Gwangju
$1063
13 km or 8.1 mi Hanam
$1069
13 km or 8.2 mi Gwacheon
$1056
17 km or 11 mi Guri
$1101
18 km or 11 mi Uiwang
$1054
19 km or 12 mi Gunpo
$1120
19 km or 12 mi Anyang
$1097
20 km or 13 mi Seoul
$1444
20 km or 13 mi Suwon
$987
23 km or 14 mi Namyangju
$1106
23 km or 14 mi Yongin
$1256
24 km or 15 mi Gwangmyeong
$1087
31 km or 19 mi Ansan
$1127
32 km or 20 mi Bucheon
$1152
32 km or 20 mi Icheon
$949
33 km or 21 mi Osan
$1024
36 km or 22 mi Uijeongbu
$986
36 km or 22 mi Goyang
$1144
39 km or 24 mi Yangju
$983
42 km or 26 mi Hwaseong
$1088
43 km or 26 mi Gimpo
$1124
43 km or 27 mi Incheon
$1020
47 km or 29 mi Yeoju
$973
50 km or 31 mi Anseong
$986
50 km or 31 mi Pyeongtaek
$924
51 km or 32 mi Pocheon
$1041
52 km or 32 mi Paju
$1072
53 km or 33 mi Dongducheon
$1077
70 km or 44 mi Wonju
$880
70 km or 44 mi Cheonan
$940
71 km or 44 mi Chuncheon
$911
75 km or 47 mi Dangjin
$1002
78 km or 49 mi Kaesong
$1542
88 km or 54 mi Chungju
$1009
94 km or 59 mi Cheongju
$903
95 km or 59 mi Seosan
$1005
101 km or 63 mi Jecheon
$967
107 km or 66 mi Sejong
$963
109 km or 68 mi Gongju
$949