Riga vs Suwon - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Suwon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1113
$1022
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2787
$2704
🏠 One person rent
$532
$435
🏘️ Family rent
$924
$793
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.5
$86.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1303
$2620
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
61
91
😀 Quality of life
79
91
🏙️ Population
605K
1.23M

The cost of living in Riga is 9% more expensive than in Suwon. Cities ranked 4764th and 5342nd ($1113 vs $1022) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 49th 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 2.6 months in Suwon. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Suwon ranked 3rd in South Korea, while ranked 596th and 124th 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
$11.7
$6.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.6
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.59
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.24
$3.51
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.47
$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$473
$348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$915
$746
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$93.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$255
$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.4
$20.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.56%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2774
$12488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1723
$6618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$1.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33
$39.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.97
$7.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.71
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$2.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$8.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$5.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$4.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$3.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.81
$17.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.15
$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.06
$4.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.79
$5.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.14
$3.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.2
$36.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.9
$75.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.6
$43.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.5
$77.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$488
$421
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13840
$21003

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Uiwang
$1063
11 km or 6.6 mi Gunpo
$1098
14 km or 8.7 mi Anyang
$1022
16 km or 10 mi Gwacheon
$1070
17 km or 10 mi Osan
$1042
17 km or 11 mi Ansan
$1070
17 km or 11 mi Siheung
$1283
18 km or 11 mi Yongin
$1127
20 km or 13 mi Seongnam
$1400
24 km or 15 mi Hwaseong
$1089
25 km or 15 mi Gwangmyeong
$1089
26 km or 16 mi Gwangju
$1165
31 km or 19 mi Bucheon
$1163
33 km or 21 mi Seoul
$1334
33 km or 21 mi Pyeongtaek
$984
33 km or 21 mi Hanam
$1161
36 km or 23 mi Guri
$1122
38 km or 23 mi Incheon
$1092
38 km or 24 mi Icheon
$1020
39 km or 24 mi Anseong
$1026
43 km or 27 mi Namyangju
$1129
44 km or 27 mi Goyang
$1171
46 km or 28 mi Gimpo
$1099
52 km or 32 mi Uijeongbu
$955
55 km or 34 mi Cheonan
$1151
55 km or 34 mi Dangjin
$1033
56 km or 35 mi Yeoju
$1026
56 km or 35 mi Yangju
$974
63 km or 39 mi Paju
$1075
70 km or 43 mi Pocheon
$1040
70 km or 43 mi Dongducheon
$1055
75 km or 46 mi Seosan
$1036
81 km or 50 mi Wonju
$1074
84 km or 52 mi Cheongju
$936
86 km or 53 mi Kaesong
$1565
89 km or 55 mi Chungju
$900
91 km or 57 mi Chuncheon
$865
92 km or 57 mi Sejong
$1019
93 km or 58 mi Gongju
$1038
104 km or 65 mi Asan
$1038