Riga vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1270
$420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3141
$1031
🏠 One person rent
$619
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$1049
$236
🍽️ Food expenses
$445
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.8
$39.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1509
$544
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
61
5
😀 Quality of life
82
42
🏙️ Population
605K
115K

The cost of living in Riga is 203% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 4556th and 8940th ($1270 vs $420) 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 625th and 7547th among best cities to live in the world.

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Riga Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.8
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.4
$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.27
$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.71
$2.28
 Cappuccino
$3.99
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.96
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$547
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$965
$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$691
$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$285
$26.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.3
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.59%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3110
$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1956
$947
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.4
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.86
$18.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.81
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.19
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$4.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.7
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.86
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.81
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.06
$1.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.4
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.21
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.51
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.9
$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.8
$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.9
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.9
$43.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$530
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16726
$653

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1419
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1046
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$889
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$928
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$894
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$967
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$864
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$988
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$968
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1184
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1192
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1041
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$974
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$929
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1034
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$840
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$865
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1174
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1334
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1057
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1414
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$920
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$680
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1601
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$883
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1372
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$999
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1113
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1089
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$829
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1566
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1064
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1737
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1485
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1083
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1947
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1937
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$349
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1125
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1383

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$450
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$297
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$308
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$311
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$918
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$316
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$298
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$348
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$321
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$338
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$297
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$981
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$284
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$287
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$354
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$297
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$282
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$281
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$257
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$274
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$321
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$293
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$294
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$352
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$332
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$427
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$464
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$362
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$348
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$284
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$293
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$272
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$328
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$300
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$286
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$320
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$289
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$286
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$289