Riga vs Yongin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Yongin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1113
$1127
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2787
$2820
🏠 One person rent
$532
$497
🏘️ Family rent
$924
$789
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.5
$86.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1303
$2051
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
61
83
😀 Quality of life
79
70
🏙️ Population
605K
1.08M

The cost of living in Riga is 1% less expensive than in Yongin. Cities ranked 4764th and 4703rd ($1113 vs $1127) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 11th in Latvia and South Korea, respectively. Check Latvia vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Riga compared to 1.8 months in Yongin. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Yongin ranked 28th in South Korea, while ranked 596th and 2338th among best cities to live in the world.

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Riga Yongin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.7
$5.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.6
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.59
$5.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.24
$2.8
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.47
$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$473
$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$915
$777
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$553
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$255
$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.4
$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.56%
4.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2774
$9689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1723
$5254
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33
$42.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.97
$7.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.71
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$9.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$3.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$3.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$2.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.81
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.15
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.06
$5.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.79
$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.14
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.2
$83.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.9
$84.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$6.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.6
$73.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.5
$89.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$488
$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13840
$20733

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1299
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$933
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$804
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$835
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$840
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$953
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$983
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$950
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$869
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1064
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1064
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$933
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$936
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$843
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$953
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$761
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$847
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1045
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1150
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$969
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1261
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$882
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$467
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1414
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$850
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1219
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$899
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1016
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$973
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$741
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1441
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$952
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1509
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1273
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$953
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1816
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1879
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$385
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1025
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1220

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.6 mi Osan
$1042
18 km or 11 mi Suwon
$1022
20 km or 12 mi Gwangju
$1165
21 km or 13 mi Siheung
$1283
22 km or 14 mi Icheon
$1020
23 km or 14 mi Seongnam
$1400
24 km or 15 mi Uiwang
$1063
26 km or 16 mi Anseong
$1026
27 km or 17 mi Gunpo
$1098
28 km or 18 mi Gwacheon
$1070
29 km or 18 mi Pyeongtaek
$984
30 km or 19 mi Anyang
$1022
34 km or 21 mi Hanam
$1161
35 km or 22 mi Ansan
$1070
39 km or 24 mi Hwaseong
$1089
39 km or 24 mi Yeoju
$1026
40 km or 25 mi Gwangmyeong
$1089
40 km or 25 mi Guri
$1122
42 km or 26 mi Seoul
$1334
45 km or 28 mi Namyangju
$1129
47 km or 29 mi Bucheon
$1163
48 km or 30 mi Cheonan
$1151
55 km or 34 mi Incheon
$1092
57 km or 35 mi Goyang
$1171
59 km or 37 mi Uijeongbu
$955
61 km or 38 mi Gimpo
$1099
63 km or 39 mi Yangju
$974
63 km or 39 mi Dangjin
$1033
65 km or 40 mi Wonju
$1074
71 km or 44 mi Chungju
$900
71 km or 44 mi Cheongju
$936
73 km or 45 mi Pocheon
$1040
74 km or 46 mi Paju
$1075
76 km or 47 mi Dongducheon
$1055
84 km or 52 mi Seosan
$1036
84 km or 52 mi Sejong
$1019
85 km or 53 mi Chuncheon
$865
87 km or 54 mi Gongju
$1038
90 km or 56 mi Jecheon
$1016
99 km or 62 mi Kaesong
$1565