Riga vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1135
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2798
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$549
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$919
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$385
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.4
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1220
$1180
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
61
93
😀 Quality of life
79
86
🏙️ Population
606K
2.29M

The cost of living in Riga is 32% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4604th and 6163rd ($1135 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 10th 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 1.4 months in Taoyuan. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 535th and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Riga Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.68
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.8
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.58
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.65
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$485
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$885
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$549
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.7
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.14%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2627
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1636
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.61
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.78
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.84
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.71
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.4
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.04
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.5
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.7
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.4
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.5
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.1
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$464
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13518
$13937

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1362
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1088
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$827
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$860
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$927
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$827
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$985
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$877
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$893
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$982
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1080
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$909
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$928
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$864
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$976
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$831
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$835
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1163
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1080
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$981
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1303
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$922
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$461
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1335
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$850
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1194
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$920
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1028
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$622
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1438
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$906
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1345
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$814
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1825
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1907
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$385
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1013
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1257

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$917
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$860
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716