Riga vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1169
$841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2907
$2737
🏠 One person rent
$568
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$964
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$392
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$84
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1324
$1275
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
61
74
😀 Quality of life
79
80
🏙️ Population
605K
1.87M

The cost of living in Riga is 39% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 4672nd and 6292nd ($1169 vs $841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 9th 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 Tainan. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 580th and 499th among best cities to live in the world.

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Riga Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.53
$4.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.97
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.56
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$510
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$922
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.2
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2784
$2874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1763
$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.67
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.5
$20.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$8.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.86
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.61
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.51
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$12.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.08
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.37
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.3
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46
$51.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.4
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$547
$628
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13962
$18526

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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 Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$707
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$761
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$801
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$818
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$841
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$931
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$698
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$864
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$828
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$868
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$821
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$745
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1060
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$654
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1158
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$666
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$807
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1028
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$661
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$706
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$605
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$592
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$691
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$726
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$683
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1229
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$795
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$642
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$673
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1014
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$719
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1231
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$776
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$801
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$643
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$629
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$719