Riga vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1169
$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2907
$1009
🏠 One person rent
$568
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$964
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$392
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$84
$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1324
$570
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
61
5
😀 Quality of life
79
50
🏙️ Population
605K
115K

The cost of living in Riga is 202% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 4672nd and 9013th ($1169 vs $387) 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 1.1 months in Riga compared to 1.5 months in Thimphu. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 580th and 6232nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Riga Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.53
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.97
$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$6.45
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.56
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$510
$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$922
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.2
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2784
$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1763
$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.67
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.5
$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.86
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.61
$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.51
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.08
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.37
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.3
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.4
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$547
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13962
$691

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1377
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1111
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$856
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$893
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$946
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$999
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$902
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$923
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1102
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1151
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$966
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$950
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$899
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1029
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$817
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$856
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1120
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1191
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1016
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1341
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$886
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$440
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1447
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$871
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1278
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$973
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1061
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$578
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1525
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$979
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1363
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$846
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1936
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2023
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$390
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1057
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1363

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$455
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$314
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$298
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$293
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$930
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$331
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$312
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$370
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$339
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$359
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$311
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$997
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$303
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$282
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$390
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$311
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$256
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$297
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$268
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$279
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$296
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$321
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$309
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$271
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$290
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$443
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$428
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$380
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$301
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$311
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$294
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$335
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$290
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$307
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$356
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$288
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$273
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$284