Riga vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1169
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2907
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$568
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$964
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$392
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$84
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1324
$1084
😷 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 35% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4672nd and 6227th ($1169 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 580th and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Riga Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.53
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.97
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.56
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$510
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$922
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.2
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2784
$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1763
$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.67
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.5
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$8.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.86
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.61
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.51
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.08
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.37
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.3
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.4
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$547
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13962
$13630

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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
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$828
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$864
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1060
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1158
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$683
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$654
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$592
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$605
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$633
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$691