Cost of living comparison

Thailand

compared to

Latvia

Riga vs. Rayong Cost of Living Summary

Riga is 46.2% more expensive than Rayong.

Restaurants: pay 3.1 times more in Riga
Groceries: pay 3.6% less in Riga
Transportation: pay 15.1% more in Riga
Housing: pay 79.5% more in Riga
Childcare: pay 10.2% more in Riga
Entertainment and Sports: pay 61.1% more in Riga
Clothing: pay 6.4% more in Riga

The cost of restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, childcare, and clothing in Riga are more expensive than in Rayong. Notably, restaurants and housing are significantly more expensive in Riga.

Planning a move to Latvia? Get up to 5 free, no-obligation quotes from vetted international movers. Get free quotes →

Riga vs. Rayong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Riga instead of Rayong, you would:

Display currency: USD

pay 3.1 times more for restaurants

	Rayong	Riga
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB98.83	$16.80 €14.95	+465.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB232.24	$9.24 €8.22	+32.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 THB17.54	$1.61 €1.44	+205.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.27 THB8.89	$1.18 €1.05	+340.8%
Average			+212.0%

Rayong vs. Riga - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 3.6% less for groceries

	Rayong	Riga
Bread 1 loaf	$1.34 THB44.47	$1.43 €1.27	+6.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB287.02	$5.22 €4.65	-39.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB241.89	$4.41 €3.92	-39.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB85.32	$3.76 €3.34	+46.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.28 THB42.59	$3.91 €3.48	+205.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.51 THB50.25	$1.00 €0.89	-34.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB26.83	$0.83 €0.73	+2.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.00 THB33.27	$1.13 €1.00	+12.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.09	$1.40 €1.24	+59.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.00	$0.40 €0.36	-48.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.01	$0.42 €0.37	-39.2%
Average			-3.6%

Rayong vs. Riga - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 15.1% more for transportation

	Rayong	Riga
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.23 THB174.04	$7.75 €6.90	+48.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$33.59 €29.90
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	$27,308.11 €24,305.20	-12.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB350.83	$11.42 €10.17	+8.3%
Average			+15.1%

Rayong vs. Riga - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 79.5% more for housing

	Rayong	Riga
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.88 THB395.30	$20.41 €18.17	+71.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$415.92 THB13,835.56	$582.45 €518.40	+40.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$297.08 THB9,882.54	$385.02 €342.68	+29.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.08 THB1,133.59	$286.52 €255.02	+740.8%
Average			+79.5%

Rayong vs. Riga - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 10.2% more for childcare

	Rayong	Riga
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB18,904.94	$645.25 €574.29	+13.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB549K	$17,635.84 €15,696.53	+6.9%
Average			+10.2%

Rayong vs. Riga - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 61.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Rayong	Riga
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.78 THB59.30	$5.60 €4.98	+214.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.63 THB54.35	$3.72 €3.31	+127.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB153.18	$6.72 €5.98	+45.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$66.84 THB2,223.57	$49.91 €44.42	-25.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.68 THB222.36	$10.75 €9.57	+60.8%
Average			+61.1%

Rayong vs. Riga - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 6.4% more for clothing

	Rayong	Riga
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,353.53	$69.42 €61.79	-1.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,428.36	$50.39 €44.85	+17.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,228.30	$85.85 €76.41	-11.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,656.54	$138.10 €122.91	+25.6%
Average			+6.4%

Rayong vs. Riga - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

Compare further: Rayong vs. Riga

Salary Calculator · Free tool

What salary would you need in Riga?

More cost comparisons

Rayong vs.

Lima

Rayong vs.

Berlin

Rayong vs.

Warsaw

Rayong vs.

Athens

Rayong vs.

Paris

Rayong vs.

Reykjavik

Rayong vs.

Vienna

Rayong vs.

Madrid

Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in Thailand vs. Latvia. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within Thailand and Latvia.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Rayong

Add prices for Riga

Ask the Elsewhere Community

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Riga or Rayong. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.