Riga vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1113
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2787
$2361
🏠 One person rent
$532
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$924
$658
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.5
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1303
$1050
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
61
93
😀 Quality of life
79
83
🏙️ Population
605K
2.33M

The cost of living in Riga is 27% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4764th and 6171st ($1113 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Taoyuan ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 596th and 418th among best cities to live in the world.

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Riga Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.7
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.6
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.59
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.24
$1.49
☕ 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
$360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$915
$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$255
$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.4
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.56%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2774
$7669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1723
$4912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33
$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.97
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.71
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.81
$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.15
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.06
$9.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.79
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.14
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.2
$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.9
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$15
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.6
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.5
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$488
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13840
$18619

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$821
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$897
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1073
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1181
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$728
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$731
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$967
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$894
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$813
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$796
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$770
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$747
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$625
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$814
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$788
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$648
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$956
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$644
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$627
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$823
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1155
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$688
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$681
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$726
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$664
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$630
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$671
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$603
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1154
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$682
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$649
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$601
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$451
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$581
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$587
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$677
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$616
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$443