Riga vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1254
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3163
$998
🏠 One person rent
$592
$158
🏘️ Family rent
$1001
$234
🍽️ Food expenses
$454
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.7
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1555
$351
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
59
5
😀 Quality of life
80
43
🏙️ Population
595K
115K

The cost of living in Riga is 205% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 4631st and 8941st ($1254 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Latvia and Bhutan, respectively. Check Latvia vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Riga compared to 0.9 months in Thimphu. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 657th and 7454th among best cities to live in the world.

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Riga Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.8
$2.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56
$14.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.15
$3.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.81
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.69
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$564
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1006
$234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$19.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$245
$29.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.4
$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.56%
10.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3243
$657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2218
$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.91
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$4.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.49
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$3.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.07
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.74
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.76
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$1.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.2
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.55
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.8
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.8
$29.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.7
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$607
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18197
$600

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$1374
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1000
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$893
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$938
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$895
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$964
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$860
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$982
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$932
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1179
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1225
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1054
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$974
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$938
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1040
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$835
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$859
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1220
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1258
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1077
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1434
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$928
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$758
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1594
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$881
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1455
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1085
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1114
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$1016
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1597
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1079
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1684
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1498
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1081
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1970
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1974
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$445
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1170
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1391

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$437
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$282
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$960
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$303
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$287
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$325
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$303
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$321
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$288
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1034
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$270
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$297
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$336
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$289
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$278
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$264
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$245
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$289
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$287
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$288
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$357
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$329
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$424
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$336
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$478
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$342
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$348
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$288
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$272
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$317
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$326
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$285
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$293
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$272
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$268
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$274