Riga vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1169
$919
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2907
$1997
🏠 One person rent
$568
$572
🏘️ Family rent
$964
$837
🍽️ Food expenses
$392
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$84
$74.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1324
$235
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
61
30
😀 Quality of life
79
26
🏙️ Population
605K
6.87M

The cost of living in Riga is 27% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 4672nd and 6082nd ($1169 vs $919) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Latvia and Myanmar, respectively. Check Latvia vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Riga compared to 0.3 months in Yangon. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Yangon ranked 2nd in Myanmar, while ranked 580th and 8533rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riga vs Yangon

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Riga Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.53
$2.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$23.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.97
$3.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$1.22
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.56
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$510
$871
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$431
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$922
$1016
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$707
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$27.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$41.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.2
$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
12.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2784
$1438
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1763
$312
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.67
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.5
$9.19
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$8.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.86
$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.61
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.51
$1.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$0.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$1.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.08
$0.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.37
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.3
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$3.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46
$8.95
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$1.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.4
$58.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$547
$484
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13962
$10024

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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

Cities near Yangon

Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Bago
$783
151 km or 94 mi Pathein
$792
158 km or 98 mi Hpa-an
$612
161 km or 100 mi Mawlamyine
$564
334 km or 207 mi Naypyidaw
$690
373 km or 232 mi Chiang Mai
$742
373 km or 232 mi Pai
$655
438 km or 272 mi Phitsanulok
$559
442 km or 275 mi Nakhon Sawan
$674
451 km or 280 mi Taunggyi
$617
506 km or 314 mi Sittwe
$593
520 km or 323 mi Chiang Rai
$513
534 km or 332 mi Nakhon Pathom
$564
552 km or 343 mi Myeik
$570
566 km or 352 mi Pak Kret
$739
566 km or 352 mi Tha Khlong
$664
571 km or 355 mi Nonthaburi
$759
571 km or 355 mi Rangsit
$613
576 km or 358 mi Mandalay
$613
578 km or 359 mi Bangkok
$994
588 km or 365 mi Lat Luang
$787
591 km or 367 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$786
600 km or 373 mi Monywa
$588
624 km or 388 mi Hua Hin
$676
658 km or 409 mi Laem Chabang
$769
662 km or 411 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$758
666 km or 414 mi Pattaya
$800
666 km or 414 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$564
671 km or 417 mi Nong Prue
$773
686 km or 427 mi Cox's Bazar
$325
697 km or 433 mi Vientiane
$1168
705 km or 438 mi Udon Thani
$555
708 km or 440 mi Vang Vieng
$1174
713 km or 443 mi Khon Kaen
$608
719 km or 447 mi Luang Prabang
$1251
742 km or 461 mi Klaeng
$703
756 km or 470 mi Jinghong
$599
763 km or 474 mi Chittagong
$312
816 km or 507 mi Serei Saophoan
$633
834 km or 518 mi Pu'er
$626