Riga vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1270
$1435
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3141
$3373
🏠 One person rent
$619
$705
🏘️ Family rent
$1049
$1173
🍽️ Food expenses
$445
$468
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.8
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1509
$2635
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
61
98
😀 Quality of life
82
77
🏙️ Population
605K
919K

The cost of living in Riga is 11% less expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 4556th and 4157th ($1270 vs $1435) 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 1.8 months in Seongnam. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Seongnam ranked 10th in South Korea, while ranked 625th and 1195th 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
$13.8
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.4
$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.27
$5.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.71
$3.2
 Cappuccino
$3.99
$3.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.96
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$547
$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$537
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$965
$1376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$691
$907
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$99.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$285
$154
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.3
$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.59%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3110
$12308
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1956
$5998
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.4
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.86
$15.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.81
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.19
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$7.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$32.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$6.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$3.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$6.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$5.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$3.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.7
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.86
$21.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.81
$3.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.06
$6.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.4
$4.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.21
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.51
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.9
$74
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$9.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.8
$141
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.9
$57.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.9
$72.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$530
$257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16726
$11063

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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

Cities near Seongnam

Distance City Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi Siheung
$1307
11 km or 7 mi Gwangju
$1196
13 km or 8.1 mi Hanam
$1178
13 km or 8.2 mi Gwacheon
$1078
17 km or 11 mi Guri
$1134
18 km or 11 mi Uiwang
$1080
19 km or 12 mi Gunpo
$1112
19 km or 12 mi Anyang
$1004
20 km or 13 mi Seoul
$1383
20 km or 13 mi Suwon
$1066
23 km or 14 mi Namyangju
$1138
23 km or 14 mi Yongin
$1120
24 km or 15 mi Gwangmyeong
$1090
31 km or 19 mi Ansan
$1049
32 km or 20 mi Bucheon
$1175
32 km or 20 mi Icheon
$1171
33 km or 21 mi Osan
$1076
36 km or 22 mi Uijeongbu
$918
36 km or 22 mi Goyang
$1097
39 km or 24 mi Yangju
$948
42 km or 26 mi Hwaseong
$1098
43 km or 26 mi Gimpo
$1098
43 km or 27 mi Incheon
$1088
47 km or 29 mi Yeoju
$1079
50 km or 31 mi Anseong
$1078
50 km or 31 mi Pyeongtaek
$1141
51 km or 32 mi Pocheon
$1028
52 km or 32 mi Paju
$1065
53 km or 33 mi Dongducheon
$1023
70 km or 44 mi Wonju
$1110
70 km or 44 mi Cheonan
$1153
71 km or 44 mi Chuncheon
$874
75 km or 47 mi Dangjin
$1059
78 km or 49 mi Kaesong
$1568
88 km or 54 mi Chungju
$920
94 km or 59 mi Cheongju
$924
95 km or 59 mi Seosan
$1068
101 km or 63 mi Jecheon
$1037
107 km or 66 mi Sejong
$1020
109 km or 68 mi Gongju
$1063