Riga vs Suwon - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Suwon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1248
$1030
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3118
$2630
🏠 One person rent
$588
$455
🏘️ Family rent
$989
$776
🍽️ Food expenses
$449
$377
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.3
$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1623
$2320
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
59
91
😀 Quality of life
81
90
🏙️ Population
595K
1.23M

The cost of living in Riga is 21% more expensive than in Suwon. Cities ranked 4678th and 5440th ($1248 vs $1030) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 36th in Latvia and South Korea, respectively. Check Latvia vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Riga compared to 2.3 months in Suwon. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Suwon ranked 4th in South Korea, while ranked 668th and 216th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riga vs Suwon

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Riga Suwon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.5
$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.9
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.55
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.82
$3.44
☕ Cappuccino
$3.96
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$558
$343
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$984
$607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$589
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$243
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.8
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.55%
6.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3224
$11113
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2056
$6701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.79
$1.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36
$45.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.82
$7.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$2.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$2.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.57
$2.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.56
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.94
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$2.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.97
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.13
$4.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.47
$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.22
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$3.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.9
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.4
$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$4.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.5
$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.1
$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$528
$660
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17597
$12755

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1423
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1027
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$908
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$944
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$912
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$1001
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$903
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$1012
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$994
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1214
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1230
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1083
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$1003
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$952
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1060
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$853
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$890
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1232
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1279
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1106
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1461
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$947
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$720
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1683
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$907
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1448
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1021
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1133
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$919
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1606
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1111
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1579
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1108
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1990
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2062
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$399
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1184
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1406

Cities near Suwon

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Uiwang
$1063
11 km or 6.6 mi Gunpo
$1112
14 km or 8.7 mi Anyang
$988
16 km or 10 mi Gwacheon
$1061
17 km or 10 mi Osan
$1050
17 km or 11 mi Ansan
$1044
17 km or 11 mi Siheung
$1292
18 km or 11 mi Yongin
$1102
20 km or 13 mi Seongnam
$1425
24 km or 15 mi Hwaseong
$1076
25 km or 15 mi Gwangmyeong
$1071
26 km or 16 mi Gwangju
$1179
31 km or 19 mi Bucheon
$1167
33 km or 21 mi Seoul
$1363
33 km or 21 mi Pyeongtaek
$1095
33 km or 21 mi Hanam
$1162
36 km or 23 mi Guri
$1117
38 km or 23 mi Incheon
$1057
38 km or 24 mi Icheon
$1134
39 km or 24 mi Anseong
$1046
43 km or 27 mi Namyangju
$1120
44 km or 27 mi Goyang
$1092
46 km or 28 mi Gimpo
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Uijeongbu
$913
55 km or 34 mi Cheonan
$1121
55 km or 34 mi Dangjin
$984
56 km or 35 mi Yeoju
$1053
56 km or 35 mi Yangju
$937
63 km or 39 mi Paju
$1049
70 km or 43 mi Pocheon
$1008
70 km or 43 mi Dongducheon
$1007
75 km or 46 mi Seosan
$986
81 km or 50 mi Wonju
$1073
84 km or 52 mi Cheongju
$903
86 km or 53 mi Kaesong
$1563
89 km or 55 mi Chungju
$892
91 km or 57 mi Chuncheon
$867
92 km or 57 mi Sejong
$986
93 km or 58 mi Gongju
$1019
104 km or 65 mi Asan
$1015