Changsha vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$622
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1669
$3163
🏠 One person rent
$211
$592
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$1001
🍽️ Food expenses
$252
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.9
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1086
$1555
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
90
59
😀 Quality of life
72
80
🏙️ Population
10M
595K

The cost of living in Changsha is 50% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 7795th and 4631st ($622 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 196th and 2nd in China and Latvia, respectively. Check China vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Changsha compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Changsha ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 2894th and 657th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Riga

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Changsha Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.93
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.91
$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$5.81
☕ Cappuccino
$3.38
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$149
$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$273
$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.6
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.9
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.4
$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2530
$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2779
$2218
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.8
$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.89
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.32
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.69
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.99
$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$6.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.39
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.85
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.93
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.6
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.23
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.25
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$82
$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.1
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$322
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9728
$18197

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$518
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$586
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$564
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$589
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$571
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$609
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$589
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$608
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$569
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$610
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$602
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$518
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$565
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$605
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$600
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$535
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$592
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$600
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$638
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$632
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$648
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$619
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$623
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$570
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$739
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$556
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$624
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$658
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$542
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$657
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$691
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$593
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$649
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$600
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$664
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$618
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$554

Cities near Riga

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1374
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1000
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$893
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$938
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$895
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$964
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$860
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$982
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$932
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1179
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1225
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1054
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$974
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$938
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1040
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$835
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$859
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1220
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1258
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1077
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1434
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$928
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$758
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1594
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$881
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1455
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1085
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1114
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$1016
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1597
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1079
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1684
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1498
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1081
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1970
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1974
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$445
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1170
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1391