Riga vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1248
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3118
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$588
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$989
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$449
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.3
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1623
$462
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
59
5
😀 Quality of life
81
45
🏙️ Population
595K
115K

The cost of living in Riga is 203% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 4678th and 8957th ($1248 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 1.3 months in Riga compared to 1.1 months in Thimphu. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 668th and 7238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Riga Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.5
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.9
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.55
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.82
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$3.96
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$558
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$984
$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$243
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.8
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.55%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3224
$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2056
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.79
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.82
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.57
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.56
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.94
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.97
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.13
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.47
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.22
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.9
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.4
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.5
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.1
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$528
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17597
$633

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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
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$443
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$293
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$943
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$310
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$299
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$339
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$315
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$299
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1012
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$283
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$293
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$344
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$300
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$287
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$278
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$253
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$281
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$284
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$298
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$350
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$325
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$412
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$340
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$481
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$355
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$351
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$285
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$275
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$319
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$314
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$290
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$308
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$284
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$280
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$285