Changsha vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1619
$2907
🏠 One person rent
$222
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$494
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.1
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$793
$1324
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
61
😀 Quality of life
68
79
🏙️ Population
10M
605K

The cost of living in Changsha is 50% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 7989th and 4672nd ($582 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 378th 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 Changsha compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Changsha ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 3254th and 580th 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
$2.87
$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.2
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$5.18
 Cappuccino
$2.75
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$297
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$506
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$429
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.5
$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.9
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.2
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.05%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2141
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5614
$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.23
$10.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.72
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.25
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.61
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.2
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.64
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.8
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.15
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.9
$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.1
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$318
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5672
$13962

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$603
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$595
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$601
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$611
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$584
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$594
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$600
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$623
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$570
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$611
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$592
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$611
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$497
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$566
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$612
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$612
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$552
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$590
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$614
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$663
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$628
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$618
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$610
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$605
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$573
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$746
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$580
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$646
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$676
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$521
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$692
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$714
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$599
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$674
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$626
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$705
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$646
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$575

Cities near Riga

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