Riga vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1254
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3163
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$592
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$1001
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$454
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.7
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1555
$1768
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
59
94
😀 Quality of life
80
90
🏙️ Population
595K
2.43M

The cost of living in Riga is 0.5% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 4631st and 4646th ($1254 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st 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 1.4 months in Taipei. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 657th and 178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riga vs Taipei

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Riga Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.8
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.15
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.81
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.69
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$564
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1006
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$245
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.4
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.56%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3243
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2218
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.91
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.49
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.07
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.74
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.76
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.2
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.55
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.8
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.8
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.7
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$607
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18197
$16947

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$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
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612