Riga vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1169
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2907
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$568
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$964
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$392
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$84
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1324
$1649
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
61
96
😀 Quality of life
79
79
🏙️ Population
605K
17.7M

The cost of living in Riga is 22% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4672nd and 5948th ($1169 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 580th and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riga vs Shenzhen

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Riga Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.53
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.97
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.56
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$510
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$922
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.2
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2784
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1763
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.67
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.5
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.86
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.61
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.51
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.08
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.37
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.3
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.4
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$547
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13962
$24117

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618