Riga vs Yongin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Yongin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1270
$1120
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3141
$2653
🏠 One person rent
$619
$519
🏘️ Family rent
$1049
$821
🍽️ Food expenses
$445
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.8
$90.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1509
$1966
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
61
83
😀 Quality of life
82
74
🏙️ Population
605K
1.08M

The cost of living in Riga is 13% more expensive than in Yongin. Cities ranked 4556th and 4903rd ($1270 vs $1120) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 12th 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 27th in South Korea, while ranked 625th and 2382nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Riga Yongin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.8
$5.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.4
$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.27
$5.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.71
$3.04
 Cappuccino
$3.99
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.96
$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$547
$505
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$338
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$965
$777
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$691
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$285
$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.3
$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.59%
4.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3110
$10976
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1956
$6042
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.4
$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.86
$8.38
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.81
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$2.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.19
$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$9.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$7.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$5.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$3.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.7
$2.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.86
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.81
$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.06
$5.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.4
$5.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.21
$2.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.51
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.9
$69.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.8
$92.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$7.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.9
$78.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.9
$82.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$530
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16726
$11104

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$1419
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1046
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$889
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$928
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$894
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$967
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$864
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$988
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$968
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1184
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1192
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1041
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$974
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$929
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1034
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$840
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$865
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1174
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1334
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1057
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1414
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$920
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$680
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1601
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$883
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1372
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$999
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1113
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1089
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$829
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1566
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1064
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1737
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1485
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1083
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1947
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1937
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$349
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1125
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1383

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.6 mi Osan
$1076
18 km or 11 mi Suwon
$1066
20 km or 12 mi Gwangju
$1196
21 km or 13 mi Siheung
$1307
22 km or 14 mi Icheon
$1171
23 km or 14 mi Seongnam
$1435
24 km or 15 mi Uiwang
$1080
26 km or 16 mi Anseong
$1078
27 km or 17 mi Gunpo
$1112
28 km or 18 mi Gwacheon
$1078
29 km or 18 mi Pyeongtaek
$1141
30 km or 19 mi Anyang
$1004
34 km or 21 mi Hanam
$1178
35 km or 22 mi Ansan
$1049
39 km or 24 mi Hwaseong
$1098
39 km or 24 mi Yeoju
$1079
40 km or 25 mi Gwangmyeong
$1090
40 km or 25 mi Guri
$1134
42 km or 26 mi Seoul
$1383
45 km or 28 mi Namyangju
$1138
47 km or 29 mi Bucheon
$1175
48 km or 30 mi Cheonan
$1153
55 km or 34 mi Incheon
$1088
57 km or 35 mi Goyang
$1097
59 km or 37 mi Uijeongbu
$918
61 km or 38 mi Gimpo
$1098
63 km or 39 mi Yangju
$948
63 km or 39 mi Dangjin
$1059
65 km or 40 mi Wonju
$1110
71 km or 44 mi Chungju
$920
71 km or 44 mi Cheongju
$924
73 km or 45 mi Pocheon
$1028
74 km or 46 mi Paju
$1065
76 km or 47 mi Dongducheon
$1023
84 km or 52 mi Seosan
$1068
84 km or 52 mi Sejong
$1020
85 km or 53 mi Chuncheon
$874
87 km or 54 mi Gongju
$1063
90 km or 56 mi Jecheon
$1037
99 km or 62 mi Kaesong
$1568