Riga vs Suwon - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Suwon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1169
$970
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2907
$2615
🏠 One person rent
$568
$390
🏘️ Family rent
$964
$805
🍽️ Food expenses
$392
$397
🚐 Transport expenses
$84
$95.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1324
$2748
😷 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 21% more expensive than in Suwon. Cities ranked 4672nd and 5892nd ($1169 vs $970) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 74th 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 2.8 months in Suwon. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Suwon ranked 3rd in South Korea, while ranked 580th and 111th among best cities to live in the world.

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Riga Suwon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.53
$6.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.97
$6.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$2.82
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.56
$1.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$510
$411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$272
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$922
$809
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$642
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$73.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.2
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
3.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2784
$13362
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1763
$7225
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.67
$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.5
$43.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$8.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.86
$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$8.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$5.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$4.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$3.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.61
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.51
$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$4.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$4.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.08
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.37
$4.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.3
$47.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46
$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.4
$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$547
$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13962
$22854

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1377
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1111
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$856
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$893
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$946
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$999
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$902
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$923
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1102
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1151
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$966
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$950
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$899
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1029
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$817
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$856
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1120
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1191
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1016
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1341
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$886
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$440
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1447
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$871
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1278
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$973
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1061
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$578
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1525
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$979
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1363
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$846
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1936
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2023
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$390
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1057
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1363

Cities near Suwon

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Uiwang
$988
11 km or 6.6 mi Gunpo
$1003
14 km or 8.7 mi Anyang
$1025
16 km or 10 mi Gwacheon
$1005
17 km or 10 mi Osan
$1025
17 km or 11 mi Ansan
$990
17 km or 11 mi Siheung
$1087
18 km or 11 mi Yongin
$1142
20 km or 13 mi Seongnam
$1127
24 km or 15 mi Hwaseong
$1049
25 km or 15 mi Gwangmyeong
$1038
26 km or 16 mi Gwangju
$1057
31 km or 19 mi Bucheon
$1068
33 km or 21 mi Seoul
$1461
33 km or 21 mi Pyeongtaek
$1053
33 km or 21 mi Hanam
$1074
36 km or 23 mi Guri
$1085
38 km or 23 mi Incheon
$1067
38 km or 24 mi Icheon
$1077
39 km or 24 mi Anseong
$1041
43 km or 27 mi Namyangju
$1084
44 km or 27 mi Goyang
$1008
46 km or 28 mi Gimpo
$966
52 km or 32 mi Uijeongbu
$936
55 km or 34 mi Cheonan
$1222
55 km or 34 mi Dangjin
$1025
56 km or 35 mi Yeoju
$1036
56 km or 35 mi Yangju
$941
63 km or 39 mi Paju
$1020
70 km or 43 mi Pocheon
$989
70 km or 43 mi Dongducheon
$968
75 km or 46 mi Seosan
$1027
81 km or 50 mi Wonju
$1140
84 km or 52 mi Cheongju
$997
86 km or 53 mi Kaesong
$1567
89 km or 55 mi Chungju
$1098
91 km or 57 mi Chuncheon
$839
92 km or 57 mi Sejong
$1043
93 km or 58 mi Gongju
$1098
104 km or 65 mi Asan
$1066