Riga vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1113
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2787
$2706
🏠 One person rent
$532
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$924
$820
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.5
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1303
$1355
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
61
84
😀 Quality of life
79
81
🏙️ Population
605K
3.03M

The cost of living in Riga is 24% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 4764th and 6071st ($1113 vs $894) 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 596th and 521st 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
$11.7
$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.6
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.59
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.24
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.47
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$473
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$915
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$255
$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.4
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.56%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2774
$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1723
$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.97
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.71
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.81
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.15
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.06
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.79
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.14
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.2
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.9
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.6
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.5
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$488
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13840
$18658

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$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

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$813
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$796
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$728
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$770
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$747
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$897
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$821
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$875
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1073
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$731
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1181
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$814
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$967
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$788
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$956
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$625
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$627
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$644
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$823
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$688
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$648
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1155
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$630
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$649
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$603
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$681
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$581
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$451
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$726
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$443
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$655
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$569
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1154
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$671
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$601
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$682
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$671