Changsha vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$577
$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1727
$2787
🏠 One person rent
$190
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$504
$924
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.9
$75.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$796
$1303
😷 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 48% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 7932nd and 4764th ($577 vs $1113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 335th 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 1.2 months in Riga. Changsha ranked 21st best city to live in China vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 3100th and 596th 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
$2.72
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.8
$51.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$7.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$5.24
 Cappuccino
$3.26
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$185
$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$143
$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$501
$915
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$439
$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.5
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2062
$2774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5493
$1723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.9
$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.36
$8.97
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.62
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.92
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.14
$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.47
$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.1
$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.47
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.04
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.4
$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.1
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$304
$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8619
$13840

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$582
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$570
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$575
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$586
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$563
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$577
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$579
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$596
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$553
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$590
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$569
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$590
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$480
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$536
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$549
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$592
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$589
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$533
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$564
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$591
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$635
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$600
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$609
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$600
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$591
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$556
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$552
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$724
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$561
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$619
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$645
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$506
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$656
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$679
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$579
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$638
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$600
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$660
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$613
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$558

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1299
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$933
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$804
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$835
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$840
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$953
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$983
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$950
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$869
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1064
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1064
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$933
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$936
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$843
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$953
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$761
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$847
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1045
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1150
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$969
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1261
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$882
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$467
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1414
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$850
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1219
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$899
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1016
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$973
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$741
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1441
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$952
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1509
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1273
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$953
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1816
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1879
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$385
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1025
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1220