Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 3.6% cheaper than Riga.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Riga, you would:
pay 58.9% less for restaurants
Riga
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.25
|
$2.95
THB108.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
€7.15
|
$5.91
THB217.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
€1.31
|
$0.57
THB20.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.28
€1.19
|
$0.32
THB11.86
|
|
pay 21.7% more for groceries
Riga
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
€1.23
|
$1.86
THB68.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.42
€5.03
|
$8.67
THB318.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
€5.09
|
$6.60
THB242.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
€2.47
|
$2.02
THB74.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
€3.24
|
$1.46
THB53.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$1.36
THB50.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.63
THB23.31
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$0.90
THB33.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.26
|
$0.73
THB26.97
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.39
|
$0.73
THB26.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
€0.31
|
$0.63
THB23.05
|
|
pay 29.3% more for transportation
Riga
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.79
€7.24
|
$4.46
THB164.02
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.63
|
$38.39
THB1,411.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,187.89
€22,462.09
|
$59,069.18
THB2,171,307.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.66
€9.90
|
$10.60
THB389.75
|
|
pay 17.2% less for housing
Riga
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.82
€18.40
|
$15.74
THB578.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.54
€454.62
|
$659.48
THB24,241.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$337.47
€313.39
|
$314.02
THB11,543.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$254.35
€236.20
|
$60.89
THB2,238.21
|
|
pay 16.8% more for childcare
Riga
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$404.77
€375.89
|
$562.72
THB20,684.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,268.86
€13,250.77
|
$13,500.26
THB496,252.24
|
|
pay 14.4% less for entertainment and sports
Riga
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.08
|
$2.36
THB86.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
€2.80
|
$2.30
THB84.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.95
€4.59
|
$4.43
THB162.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.13
€40.98
|
$56.73
THB2,085.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
€9.29
|
$7.97
THB293.13
|
|
pay 2.3% less for clothing
Riga
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.46
€66.37
|
$59.87
THB2,200.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.87
€41.67
|
$40.54
THB1,490.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.12
€71.62
|
$97.44
THB3,581.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.87
€104.82
|
$102.02
THB3,749.98
|
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