Riga vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1248
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3118
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$588
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$989
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$449
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.3
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1623
$1212
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
59
93
😀 Quality of life
81
87
🏙️ Population
595K
2.35M

The cost of living in Riga is 33% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4678th and 6085th ($1248 vs $941) 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 1.3 months in Riga compared to 1.3 months in Taoyuan. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 668th and 373rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riga vs Taoyuan

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Riga Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.5
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.9
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.55
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.82
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$3.96
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$558
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$984
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$243
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.8
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.55%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3224
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2056
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.79
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.82
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.57
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.56
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.94
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.97
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.13
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.47
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.22
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.9
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.4
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.5
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.1
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$528
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17597
$17081

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$1423
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1027
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$908
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$944
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$912
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$1001
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$903
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$1012
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$994
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1214
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1230
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1083
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$1003
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$952
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1060
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$853
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$890
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1232
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1279
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1106
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1461
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$947
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$720
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1683
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$907
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1448
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1021
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1133
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$919
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1606
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1111
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1579
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1108
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1990
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2062
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$399
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1184
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1406

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$882
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464