Riga vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1254
$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3163
$1795
🏠 One person rent
$592
$252
🏘️ Family rent
$1001
$422
🍽️ Food expenses
$454
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.7
$90.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1555
$205
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
59
30
😀 Quality of life
80
46
🏙️ Population
595K
6.87M

The cost of living in Riga is 91% more expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 4631st and 7579th ($1254 vs $656) 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 1.2 months in Riga compared to 0.3 months in Yangon. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 657th and 7050th 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
$13.8
$2.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.15
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.81
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.69
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$564
$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1006
$583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$30.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$245
$46.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.4
$18.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.56%
12.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3243
$2162
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2218
$935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35
$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.91
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$6.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.49
$4.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$7.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$4.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$4.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$3.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.07
$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.74
$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.76
$1.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$1.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$2.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.2
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.55
$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$2.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.8
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$3.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.8
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.7
$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$607
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18197
$17180

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1374
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1000
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$893
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$938
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$895
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$964
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$860
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$982
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$932
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1179
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1225
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1054
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$974
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$938
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1040
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$835
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$859
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1220
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1258
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1077
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1434
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$928
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$758
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1594
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$881
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1455
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1085
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1114
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$1016
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1597
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1079
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1684
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1498
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1081
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1970
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1974
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$445
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1170
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1391

Cities near Yangon

Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Bago
$610
151 km or 94 mi Pathein
$721
158 km or 98 mi Hpa-an
$601
161 km or 100 mi Mawlamyine
$575
334 km or 207 mi Naypyidaw
$627
373 km or 232 mi Chiang Mai
$750
373 km or 232 mi Pai
$675
438 km or 272 mi Phitsanulok
$554
442 km or 275 mi Nakhon Sawan
$707
451 km or 280 mi Taunggyi
$549
506 km or 314 mi Sittwe
$583
520 km or 323 mi Chiang Rai
$581
534 km or 332 mi Nakhon Pathom
$603
552 km or 343 mi Myeik
$567
566 km or 352 mi Pak Kret
$762
566 km or 352 mi Tha Khlong
$671
571 km or 355 mi Nonthaburi
$761
571 km or 355 mi Rangsit
$616
576 km or 358 mi Mandalay
$555
578 km or 359 mi Bangkok
$996
588 km or 365 mi Lat Luang
$794
591 km or 367 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$789
600 km or 373 mi Monywa
$534
624 km or 388 mi Hua Hin
$787
658 km or 409 mi Laem Chabang
$799
662 km or 411 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$784
666 km or 414 mi Pattaya
$839
666 km or 414 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$586
671 km or 417 mi Nong Prue
$809
686 km or 427 mi Cox's Bazar
$321
697 km or 433 mi Vientiane
$968
705 km or 438 mi Udon Thani
$564
708 km or 440 mi Vang Vieng
$1033
713 km or 443 mi Khon Kaen
$590
719 km or 447 mi Luang Prabang
$1261
742 km or 461 mi Klaeng
$724
756 km or 470 mi Jinghong
$591
763 km or 474 mi Chittagong
$358
816 km or 507 mi Serei Saophoan
$644
834 km or 518 mi Pu'er
$616