Chengdu vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$660
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1808
$2907
🏠 One person rent
$251
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$445
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$87
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$892
$1324
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
94
61
😀 Quality of life
72
79
🏙️ Population
20.9M
605K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 44% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 7209th and 4672nd ($660 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 151st and 2nd in China and Latvia, respectively. Check China vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Chengdu ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 1933rd and 580th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Riga

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Chengdu Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.91
$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.5
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$5.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.65
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$175
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$329
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.4
$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4168
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2205
$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.5
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.55
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.17
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.03
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.1
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.6
$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.4
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$389
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15153
$13962

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$614
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$605
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$587
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$572
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$611
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$603
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$591
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$604
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$624
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$559
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$625
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$550
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$588
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$613
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$574
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$570
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$553
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$609
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$682
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$609
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$618
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$560
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$551
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$627
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$642
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$607
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$596
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$575
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$662
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$593
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$600
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$584
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$595
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$620
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$569
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$568
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$612
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$555
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$594
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$591

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1377
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1111
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$856
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$893
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$946
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$999
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$902
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$923
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1102
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1151
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$966
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$950
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$899
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1029
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$817
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$856
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1120
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1191
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1016
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1341
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$886
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$440
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1447
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$871
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1278
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$973
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1061
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$578
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1525
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$979
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1363
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$846
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1936
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2023
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$390
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1057
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1363