Riga vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1169
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2907
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$568
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$964
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$392
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$84
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1324
$1789
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
61
95
😀 Quality of life
79
86
🏙️ Population
605K
2.6M

The cost of living in Riga is 1% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 4672nd and 4715th ($1169 vs $1158) 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 1.1 months in Riga compared to 1.5 months in Taipei. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 580th and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Riga Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.53
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.97
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.56
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$510
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$922
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.2
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2784
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1763
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.67
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.5
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.86
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.61
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.51
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.08
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.37
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.3
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.4
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$547
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13962
$18424

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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
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605