Changsha vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$592
$1270
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1571
$3141
🏠 One person rent
$202
$619
🏘️ Family rent
$346
$1049
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$445
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.5
$81.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$869
$1509
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
61
😀 Quality of life
72
82
🏙️ Population
10M
605K

The cost of living in Changsha is 53% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 7882nd and 4556th ($592 vs $1270) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 200th 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 1.2 months in Riga. Changsha ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 3381st and 625th 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
$2.78
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.91
$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$5.71
 Cappuccino
$2.81
$3.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$188
$547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$378
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$965
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$279
$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.9
$189
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41
$285
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$18.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.64%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2162
$3110
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3816
$1956
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14
$35.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.49
$9.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.33
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.1
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$9.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$5.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.19
$9.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.59
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$3.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.5
$47.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.91
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.06
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$85
$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$91.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$322
$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7438
$16726

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Cities near Changsha

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$527
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$569
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$595
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$571
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$584
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$612
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$584
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$595
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$564
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$618
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$572
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$622
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$487
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$551
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$547
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$603
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$587
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$511
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$593
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$590
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$625
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$660
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$634
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$599
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$596
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$548
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$545
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$750
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$534
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$609
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$638
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$526
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$639
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$671
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$571
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$632
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$585
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$646
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$598
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$546

Cities near Riga

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1419
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1046
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$889
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$928
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$894
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$967
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$864
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$988
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$968
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1184
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1192
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1041
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$974
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$929
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1034
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$840
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$865
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1174
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1334
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1057
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1414
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$920
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$680
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1601
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$883
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1372
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$999
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1113
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1089
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$829
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1566
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1064
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1737
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1485
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1083
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1947
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1937
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$349
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1125
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1383