Riga vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Riga | Thimphu | |
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| 🏠 One person rent | ||
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| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
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| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
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The cost of living in Riga is 164% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 4764th and 8915th ($1113 vs $422) 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 1.3 months in Thimphu. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 596th and 7592nd among best cities to live in the world.
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| Riga | Thimphu | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 21 km or 13 mi |  Jurmala | |
| 34 km or 21 mi | Ogre | |
| 40 km or 25 mi | Jelgava | |
| 103 km or 64 mi | Valmiera | |
| 118 km or 74 mi | Jekabpils | |
| 123 km or 77 mi |  Siauliai | |
| 129 km or 80 mi | Mazeikiai | |
| 137 km or 85 mi | Panevezys | |
| 161 km or 100 mi | Ventspils | |
| 161 km or 100 mi |  Parnu | |
| 174 km or 108 mi | Kuressaare | |
| 181 km or 112 mi | Viljandi | |
| 186 km or 115 mi | Utena | |
| 190 km or 118 mi | Daugavpils | |
| 195 km or 121 mi | Liepaja | |
| 203 km or 126 mi | Rezekne | |
| 209 km or 130 mi | Jonava | |
| 223 km or 138 mi | Tartu | |
| 228 km or 142 mi | Kaunas | |
| 229 km or 142 mi | Klaipeda | |
| 262 km or 163 mi | Vilnius | |
| 270 km or 168 mi | Marijampole | |
| 271 km or 168 mi |  Pskov | |
| 279 km or 174 mi | Tallinn | |
| 283 km or 176 mi | Alytus | |
| 286 km or 178 mi | Maardu | |
| 298 km or 185 mi | Rakvere | |
| 327 km or 203 mi |  Suwalki | |
| 330 km or 205 mi | Kohtla-Jarve | |
| 335 km or 208 mi | Kaliningrad | |
| 339 km or 211 mi |  Raseborg | |
| 347 km or 215 mi | Sillamae | |
| 353 km or 219 mi | Kirkkonummi | |
| 357 km or 222 mi |  Visby | |
| 361 km or 225 mi | Narva | |
| 362 km or 225 mi | Helsinki | |
| 364 km or 226 mi | Espoo | |
| 365 km or 227 mi |  Grodno | |
| 365 km or 227 mi | Elk | |
| 367 km or 228 mi | Lohja |
Cities near Thimphu
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 22 km or 14 mi |  Paro | |
| 147 km or 91 mi |  Siliguri | |
| 196 km or 122 mi |  Rangpur | |
| 203 km or 126 mi | Saidpur | |
| 211 km or 131 mi |  Shigatse | |
| 214 km or 133 mi |  Damak | |
| 257 km or 159 mi | Raiganj | |
| 257 km or 160 mi | Guwahati | |
| 258 km or 160 mi | Biratnagar | |
| 259 km or 161 mi | Dispur | |
| 266 km or 166 mi | Balurghat | |
| 280 km or 174 mi | Lhasa | |
| 287 km or 178 mi | Purnia | |
| 294 km or 183 mi | Bogra | |
| 308 km or 191 mi | Shillong | |
| 313 km or 195 mi | Malda | |
| 313 km or 195 mi | Mymensingh | |
| 350 km or 217 mi | Saharsa | |
| 360 km or 224 mi | Bhagalpur | |
| 362 km or 225 mi | Rajshahi | |
| 364 km or 226 mi | Sylhet | |
| 377 km or 234 mi | Janakpur | |
| 401 km or 249 mi | Berhampore | |
| 413 km or 257 mi | Narsingdi | |
| 418 km or 260 mi | Brahmanbaria | |
| 421 km or 262 mi | Kathmandu | |
| 424 km or 264 mi | Lalitpur | |
| 426 km or 265 mi | Dhaka | |
| 438 km or 272 mi | Agartala | |
| 439 km or 273 mi | Narayanganj | |
| 444 km or 276 mi | Muzaffarpur | |
| 454 km or 282 mi | Hetauda | |
| 468 km or 291 mi | Krishnanagar | |
| 474 km or 295 mi | Birgunj | |
| 482 km or 299 mi | Jessore | |
| 486 km or 302 mi | Shantipur | |
| 493 km or 306 mi | Patna | |
| 495 km or 308 mi | Durgapur | |
| 500 km or 311 mi | Asansol | |
| 502 km or 312 mi | Kulti |