Riga vs Seoul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Seoul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1254
$1296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3163
$3195
🏠 One person rent
$592
$624
🏘️ Family rent
$1001
$1077
🍽️ Food expenses
$454
$438
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.7
$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1555
$3066
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
59
99
😀 Quality of life
80
95
🏙️ Population
595K
9.67M

The cost of living in Riga is 3% less expensive than in Seoul. Cities ranked 4631st and 4545th ($1254 vs $1296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd 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 2.4 months in Seoul. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Seoul ranked 1st in South Korea, while ranked 657th and 16th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riga vs Seoul

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Riga Seoul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.8
$7.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56
$45.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.15
$5.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.81
$3.36
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.69
$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$564
$717
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$459
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1006
$1281
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$98.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$245
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.4
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.56%
4.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3243
$24031
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2218
$10129
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35
$40.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$7.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.91
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.49
$7.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$25.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$6.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$3.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$4.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$3.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.07
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.74
$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.76
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$3.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.2
$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.55
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$45.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$9.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.8
$52.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.8
$49.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.7
$64.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$607
$480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18197
$19916

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1374
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1000
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$893
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$938
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$895
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$964
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$860
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$982
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$932
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1179
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1225
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1054
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$974
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$938
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1040
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$835
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$859
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1220
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1258
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1077
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1434
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$928
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$758
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1594
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$881
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1455
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1085
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1114
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$1016
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1597
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1079
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1684
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1498
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1081
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1970
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1974
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$445
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1170
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1391

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi Guri
$1089
17 km or 10 mi Goyang
$1052
17 km or 10 mi Gwangmyeong
$1029
17 km or 11 mi Gwacheon
$1031
19 km or 12 mi Uijeongbu
$868
20 km or 12 mi Hanam
$1152
20 km or 12 mi Namyangju
$1094
20 km or 13 mi Seongnam
$1455
21 km or 13 mi Siheung
$1313
21 km or 13 mi Bucheon
$1090
22 km or 14 mi Anyang
$943
23 km or 14 mi Yangju
$894
24 km or 15 mi Gunpo
$1053
26 km or 16 mi Gimpo
$1040
27 km or 17 mi Uiwang
$1022
30 km or 19 mi Gwangju
$1179
32 km or 20 mi Paju
$1010
33 km or 20 mi Ansan
$1001
33 km or 21 mi Suwon
$985
34 km or 21 mi Incheon
$1032
37 km or 23 mi Dongducheon
$977
39 km or 24 mi Pocheon
$982
42 km or 26 mi Yongin
$1061
47 km or 29 mi Hwaseong
$1045
49 km or 31 mi Osan
$1019
52 km or 32 mi Icheon
$1108
58 km or 36 mi Kaesong
$1557
65 km or 40 mi Yeoju
$1033
66 km or 41 mi Pyeongtaek
$1048
69 km or 43 mi Anseong
$1016
72 km or 45 mi Chuncheon
$819
83 km or 52 mi Dangjin
$952
86 km or 53 mi Wonju
$1062
87 km or 54 mi Cheonan
$1128
101 km or 63 mi Seosan
$917
107 km or 66 mi Chungju
$852
114 km or 71 mi Cheongju
$865
118 km or 73 mi Jecheon
$993
123 km or 77 mi Haeju
$1562
124 km or 77 mi Sejong
$971