Riga vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1169
$514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2907
$1733
🏠 One person rent
$568
$159
🏘️ Family rent
$964
$401
🍽️ Food expenses
$392
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$84
$65.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1324
$739
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
61
85
😀 Quality of life
79
68
🏙️ Population
605K
9.07M

The cost of living in Riga is 128% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 4672nd and 8584th ($1169 vs $514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 526th in Latvia and China, respectively. Check Latvia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Riga compared to 1.4 months in Shenyang. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Shenyang ranked 20th in China, while ranked 580th and 3326th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riga vs Shenyang

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Riga Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.53
$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.97
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.56
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$510
$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$89.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$922
$473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.2
$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2784
$1979
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1763
$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.67
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.5
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.86
$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.61
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.51
$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.08
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.37
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.3
$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$4.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.4
$57.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$71.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$547
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13962
$25284

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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

Cities near Shenyang

Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Fushun
$474
43 km or 27 mi Dengta
$506
54 km or 34 mi Xinmin
$517
63 km or 39 mi Tieling
$536
63 km or 39 mi Benxi
$523
63 km or 39 mi Liaoyang
$524
71 km or 44 mi Diaobingshan
$520
86 km or 53 mi Anshan
$527
96 km or 60 mi Kaiyuan
$528
120 km or 75 mi Haicheng
$531
138 km or 85 mi Beizhen
$548
149 km or 93 mi Fuxin
$564
151 km or 94 mi Dashiqiao
$547
159 km or 99 mi Fengcheng
$527
161 km or 100 mi Yingkou
$560
170 km or 106 mi Siping
$541
180 km or 112 mi Gaizhou
$565
186 km or 116 mi Liaoyuan
$538
186 km or 116 mi Linghai
$582
190 km or 118 mi Shuangliao
$524
202 km or 126 mi Meihekou
$529
204 km or 127 mi Dandong
$543
206 km or 128 mi Jinzhou
$625
206 km or 128 mi Sinuiju
$1568
220 km or 137 mi Gongzhuling
$479
221 km or 137 mi Beipiao
$583
223 km or 138 mi Tongliao
$554
223 km or 139 mi Donggang
$548
238 km or 148 mi Zhuanghe
$605
242 km or 150 mi Ji'an
$512
248 km or 154 mi Baishan
$534
249 km or 154 mi Chaoyang
$633
250 km or 155 mi Panshi
$531
251 km or 156 mi Kusong
$1547
262 km or 163 mi Xingcheng
$627
270 km or 168 mi Wafangdian
$667
274 km or 170 mi Changchun
$601
281 km or 174 mi Kanggye
$1562
288 km or 179 mi Chongju
$1555
289 km or 180 mi Linjiang
$511