Riga vs Suwon - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Suwon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1135
$987
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2798
$2601
🏠 One person rent
$549
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$919
$845
🍽️ Food expenses
$385
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.4
$96
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1220
$2621
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
61
91
😀 Quality of life
79
92
🏙️ Population
606K
1.23M

The cost of living in Riga is 15% more expensive than in Suwon. Cities ranked 4604th and 5418th ($1135 vs $987) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 54th 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 2.7 months in Suwon. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Suwon ranked 3rd in South Korea, while ranked 535th and 88th 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
$9.68
$6.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.8
$23.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.58
$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$3.75
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$3.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.65
$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$485
$452
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$885
$792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$549
$631
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.7
$24.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.14%
4.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2627
$12419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1636
$6828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.61
$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$8.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.78
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$2.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.84
$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$7.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$4.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$3.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.71
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5
$3.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$4.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.4
$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.04
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3
$4.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.5
$46.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$9.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.7
$22.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.4
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.5
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.1
$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$464
$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13518
$19843

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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 Suwon

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Uiwang
$1054
11 km or 6.6 mi Gunpo
$1120
14 km or 8.7 mi Anyang
$1097
16 km or 10 mi Gwacheon
$1056
17 km or 10 mi Osan
$1024
17 km or 11 mi Ansan
$1127
17 km or 11 mi Siheung
$1081
18 km or 11 mi Yongin
$1256
20 km or 13 mi Seongnam
$1121
24 km or 15 mi Hwaseong
$1088
25 km or 15 mi Gwangmyeong
$1087
26 km or 16 mi Gwangju
$1063
31 km or 19 mi Bucheon
$1152
33 km or 21 mi Seoul
$1444
33 km or 21 mi Pyeongtaek
$924
33 km or 21 mi Hanam
$1069
36 km or 23 mi Guri
$1101
38 km or 23 mi Incheon
$1020
38 km or 24 mi Icheon
$949
39 km or 24 mi Anseong
$986
43 km or 27 mi Namyangju
$1106
44 km or 27 mi Goyang
$1144
46 km or 28 mi Gimpo
$1124
52 km or 32 mi Uijeongbu
$986
55 km or 34 mi Cheonan
$940
55 km or 34 mi Dangjin
$1002
56 km or 35 mi Yeoju
$973
56 km or 35 mi Yangju
$983
63 km or 39 mi Paju
$1072
70 km or 43 mi Pocheon
$1041
70 km or 43 mi Dongducheon
$1077
75 km or 46 mi Seosan
$1005
81 km or 50 mi Wonju
$880
84 km or 52 mi Cheongju
$903
86 km or 53 mi Kaesong
$1542
89 km or 55 mi Chungju
$1009
91 km or 57 mi Chuncheon
$911
92 km or 57 mi Sejong
$963
93 km or 58 mi Gongju
$949
104 km or 65 mi Asan
$992