Riga vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1254
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3163
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$592
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$1001
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$454
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.7
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1555
$1422
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
59
85
😀 Quality of life
80
87
🏙️ Population
595K
2.87M

The cost of living in Riga is 33% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 4631st and 5994th ($1254 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Latvia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Latvia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Riga compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 657th and 351st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riga vs Taichung

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Riga Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.8
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.15
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.81
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.69
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$564
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1006
$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$245
$88.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.4
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.56%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3243
$7194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2218
$6745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$9.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.91
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.49
$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.07
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.74
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.76
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.2
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.55
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$9.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.8
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.8
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.7
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$607
$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18197
$17517

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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
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$874
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$868
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$687
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$884
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$904
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$921
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$889
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$989
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1123
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$792
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1248
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$938
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$979
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$844
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$971
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$673
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$643
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$648
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$892
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$729
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$672
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1039
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$689
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$705
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$640
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$717
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$612
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$474
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$774
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$473
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$682
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$600
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1042
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$687
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$617
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$686
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$677
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$684