Changsha vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1438
$2798
🏠 One person rent
$178
$549
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$919
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$80.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$820
$1220
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
61
😀 Quality of life
70
79
🏙️ Population
10M
606K

The cost of living in Changsha is 53% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 8258th and 4604th ($533 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 2nd in China and Latvia, respectively. Check China vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 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 2707th and 535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Changsha Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.13
$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$52.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$7.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$4.97
 Cappuccino
$2.85
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$125
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$885
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$210
$549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.3
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.4
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$16.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.23%
4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2091
$2627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5529
$1636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.8
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.78
$10.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.37
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$2.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$7.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.19
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.44
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.46
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.2
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.05
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.9
$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$306
$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5569
$13518

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$578
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$555
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$585
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$575
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$565
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$573
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$570
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$604
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$554
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$587
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$530
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$579
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$538
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$574
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$577
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$602
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$558
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$581
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$596
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$647
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$613
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$584
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$586
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$609
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$580
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$579
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$752
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$574
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$620
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$669
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$538
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$646
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$697
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$585
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$661
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$605
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$685
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$647
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$574

Cities near Riga

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1362
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1088
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$827
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$860
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$927
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$827
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$985
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$877
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$893
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$982
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1080
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$909
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$928
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$864
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$976
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$831
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$835
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1163
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1080
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$981
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1303
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$922
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$461
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1335
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$850
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1194
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$920
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1028
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$622
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1438
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$906
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1345
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$814
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1825
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1907
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$385
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1013
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1257