Riga vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1169
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2907
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$568
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$964
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$392
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$84
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1324
$1368
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
61
84
😀 Quality of life
79
80
🏙️ Population
605K
3.03M

The cost of living in Riga is 26% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 4672nd and 6052nd ($1169 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Latvia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Latvia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Riga compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 580th and 496th 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
$9.53
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.97
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.56
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$510
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$922
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.2
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2784
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1763
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.67
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.5
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.86
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.61
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.51
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.08
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.37
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.3
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.4
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$547
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13962
$13638

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716