Riga vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Riga	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1248	$629
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3118	$1732
🏠 One person rent	$588	$231
🏘️ Family rent	$989	$389
🍽️ Food expenses	$449	$235
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.3	$89.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1623	$147
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	59	30
😀 Quality of life	81	45
🏙️ Population	595K	6.87M

The cost of living in Riga is 98% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 4678th and 7720th ($1248 vs $629) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Latvia and Myanmar, respectively. Check Latvia vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Riga compared to 0.2 months in Yangon. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 668th and 7263rd 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	$13.5	$2.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.9	$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.55	$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.82	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.86	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$558	$326
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$370	$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$984	$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$662	$262
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$27.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$243	$42.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.8	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.55%	12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3224	$2130
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2056	$946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.79	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36	$9.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.82	$9.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$6.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.56	$4.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$8.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$4.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$2.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.14	$0.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.94	$9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.97	$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.13	$1.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$2.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.22	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.9	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.8	$2.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.4	$16.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$3.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.5	$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$528	$302
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17597	$17353

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Cities near Riga

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Jurmala	$1423
34 km or 21 mi	Ogre	$1027
40 km or 25 mi	Jelgava	$908
103 km or 64 mi	Valmiera	$944
118 km or 74 mi	Jekabpils	$912
123 km or 77 mi	Siauliai	$1001
129 km or 80 mi	Mazeikiai	$903
137 km or 85 mi	Panevezys	$1012
161 km or 100 mi	Ventspils	$994
161 km or 100 mi	Parnu	$1214
174 km or 108 mi	Kuressaare	$1230
181 km or 112 mi	Viljandi	$1083
186 km or 115 mi	Utena	$1003
190 km or 118 mi	Daugavpils	$952
195 km or 121 mi	Liepaja	$1060
203 km or 126 mi	Rezekne	$853
209 km or 130 mi	Jonava	$890
223 km or 138 mi	Tartu	$1232
228 km or 142 mi	Kaunas	$1279
229 km or 142 mi	Klaipeda	$1106
262 km or 163 mi	Vilnius	$1461
270 km or 168 mi	Marijampole	$947
271 km or 168 mi	Pskov	$720
279 km or 174 mi	Tallinn	$1683
283 km or 176 mi	Alytus	$907
286 km or 178 mi	Maardu	$1448
298 km or 185 mi	Rakvere	$1021
327 km or 203 mi	Suwalki	$1133
330 km or 205 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1131
335 km or 208 mi	Kaliningrad	$919
339 km or 211 mi	Raseborg	$1606
347 km or 215 mi	Sillamae	$1111
353 km or 219 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1753
357 km or 222 mi	Visby	$1579
361 km or 225 mi	Narva	$1108
362 km or 225 mi	Helsinki	$1990
364 km or 226 mi	Espoo	$2062
365 km or 227 mi	Grodno	$399
365 km or 227 mi	Elk	$1184
367 km or 228 mi	Lohja	$1406

Cities near Yangon

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Bago	$592
151 km or 94 mi	Pathein	$695
158 km or 98 mi	Hpa-an	$593
161 km or 100 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
334 km or 207 mi	Naypyidaw	$614
373 km or 232 mi	Chiang Mai	$780
373 km or 232 mi	Pai	$709
438 km or 272 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
442 km or 275 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
451 km or 280 mi	Taunggyi	$546
506 km or 314 mi	Sittwe	$571
520 km or 323 mi	Chiang Rai	$626
534 km or 332 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
552 km or 343 mi	Myeik	$562
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$788
566 km or 352 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
571 km or 355 mi	Rangsit	$656
576 km or 358 mi	Mandalay	$550
578 km or 359 mi	Bangkok	$1027
588 km or 365 mi	Lat Luang	$833
591 km or 367 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
600 km or 373 mi	Monywa	$528
624 km or 388 mi	Hua Hin	$784
658 km or 409 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
662 km or 411 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
666 km or 414 mi	Pattaya	$874
666 km or 414 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610
671 km or 417 mi	Nong Prue	$846
686 km or 427 mi	Cox's Bazar	$324
697 km or 433 mi	Vientiane	$1056
705 km or 438 mi	Udon Thani	$581
708 km or 440 mi	Vang Vieng	$1082
713 km or 443 mi	Khon Kaen	$621
719 km or 447 mi	Luang Prabang	$1269
742 km or 461 mi	Klaeng	$768
756 km or 470 mi	Jinghong	$590
763 km or 474 mi	Chittagong	$358
816 km or 507 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
834 km or 518 mi	Pu'er	$610