Riga vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1248
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3118
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$588
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$989
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$449
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.3
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1623
$1411
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
59
85
😀 Quality of life
81
86
🏙️ Population
595K
2.87M

The cost of living in Riga is 30% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 4678th and 5984th ($1248 vs $957) 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 1.3 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 668th and 409th 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
$13.5
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.9
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.55
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.82
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$3.96
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$558
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$984
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$243
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.8
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.55%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3224
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2056
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.79
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.82
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.57
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.56
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.94
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.97
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.13
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.47
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.22
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.9
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.4
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.5
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.1
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$528
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17597
$17495

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1423
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1027
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$908
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$944
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$912
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$1001
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$903
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$1012
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$994
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1214
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1230
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1083
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$1003
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$952
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1060
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$853
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$890
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1232
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1279
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1106
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1461
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$947
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$720
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1683
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$907
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1448
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1021
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1133
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$919
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1606
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1111
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1579
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1108
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1990
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2062
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$399
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1184
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1406

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665