Riga vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1169
$1099
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2907
$2861
🏠 One person rent
$568
$476
🏘️ Family rent
$964
$916
🍽️ Food expenses
$392
$409
🚐 Transport expenses
$84
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1324
$2728
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
61
66
😀 Quality of life
79
70
🏙️ Population
605K
1.13M

The cost of living in Riga is 6% more expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 4672nd and 4952nd ($1169 vs $1099) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 16th in Latvia and South Korea, respectively. Check Latvia vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Riga compared to 2.5 months in Ulsan. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Ulsan ranked 28th in South Korea, while ranked 580th and 2383rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Riga Ulsan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.53
$6.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.97
$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$2.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.56
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$510
$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$412
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$922
$1445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$63.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$97.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.2
$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
3.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2784
$5345
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1763
$2972
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.67
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.5
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.86
$2.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$6.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$3.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$3.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.61
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.51
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$6.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$7.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.08
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.37
$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.3
$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$9.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46
$30.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.4
$74.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$81.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$547
$266
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13962
$19295

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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
34 km or 21 mi Yangsan
$973
35 km or 21 mi Gyeongju
$1341
52 km or 32 mi Miryang
$992
53 km or 33 mi Gimhae
$901
54 km or 33 mi Pohang
$1000
56 km or 35 mi Busan
$1122
58 km or 36 mi Yeongcheon
$941
60 km or 38 mi Gyeongsan
$1022
68 km or 42 mi Changwon
$1083
74 km or 46 mi Daegu
$1114
81 km or 50 mi Masan
$1002
94 km or 58 mi Sacheon
$1008
102 km or 63 mi Geoje
$893
113 km or 70 mi Tongyeong
$931
114 km or 71 mi Gumi
$977
119 km or 74 mi Jinju
$1146
125 km or 78 mi Andong
$871
125 km or 78 mi Gimcheon
$995
126 km or 78 mi Tsushima Island
$981
142 km or 88 mi Sangju
$981
150 km or 93 mi Tsushima
$980
153 km or 95 mi Mungyeong
$992
154 km or 96 mi Yeongju
$978
162 km or 100 mi Gwangyang
$999
174 km or 108 mi Yeosu
$981
176 km or 109 mi Namwon
$1005
179 km or 111 mi Suncheon
$1027
183 km or 114 mi Taebaek
$999
195 km or 121 mi Daejeon
$975
198 km or 123 mi Jeonju
$915
201 km or 125 mi Chungju
$1098
202 km or 126 mi Jecheon
$1111
203 km or 126 mi Gyeryong
$999
203 km or 126 mi Iki
$985
204 km or 127 mi Cheongju
$997
211 km or 131 mi Sejong
$1043
211 km or 131 mi Samcheok
$994
214 km or 133 mi Nonsan
$1084
215 km or 133 mi Nagato
$925
218 km or 135 mi Iksan
$980