Riga vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1135
$452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2798
$1081
🏠 One person rent
$549
$164
🏘️ Family rent
$919
$242
🍽️ Food expenses
$385
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.4
$41.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1220
$436
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
61
5
😀 Quality of life
79
36
🏙️ Population
606K
79.2K

The cost of living in Riga is 151% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 4604th and 8761st ($1135 vs $452) 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 months in Thimphu. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Thimphu ranked 2nd in Bhutan, while ranked 535th and 7674th among best cities to live in the world.

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Riga Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.68
$3.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.8
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.58
$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$7.06
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.65
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$485
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$885
$243
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$549
$174
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$17.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$27.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.7
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.14%
10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2627
$730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1636
$121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.61
$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.78
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.84
$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$4.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.71
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5
$3.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.4
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.04
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.5
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.7
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.4
$3.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.5
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.1
$42.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$464
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13518
$701

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1362
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1088
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$827
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$860
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$927
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$827
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$985
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$877
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$893
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$982
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1080
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$909
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$928
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$864
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$976
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$831
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$835
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1163
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1080
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$981
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1303
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$922
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$461
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1335
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$850
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1194
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$920
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1028
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$622
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1438
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$906
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1345
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$814
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1825
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1907
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$385
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1013
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1257

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$476
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$343
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$325
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$337
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$1014
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$339
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$325
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$376
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$342
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$367
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$319
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1095
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$299
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$315
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$360
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$318
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$290
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$290
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$271
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$293
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$312
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$337
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$311
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$303
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$342
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$455
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$355
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$456
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$387
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$446
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$272
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$390
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$287
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$345
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$310
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$304
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$335
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$312
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$276
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$288