Chengdu vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$635
$1270
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1647
$3141
🏠 One person rent
$252
$619
🏘️ Family rent
$428
$1049
🍽️ Food expenses
$230
$445
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.6
$81.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$917
$1509
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
94
61
😀 Quality of life
75
82
🏙️ Population
20.9M
605K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 50% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 7530th and 4556th ($635 vs $1270) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 114th 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 Chengdu compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Chengdu ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 1800th and 625th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Riga

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Chengdu Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.87
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.5
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.87
$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$5.71
 Cappuccino
$3.31
$3.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$378
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$574
$965
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$318
$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.1
$189
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.2
$285
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.2
$18.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3973
$3110
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2045
$1956
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.7
$35.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.61
$9.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$9.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.34
$5.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.11
$9.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.41
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$3.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$47.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.5
$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.6
$91.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$251
$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11647
$16726

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$596
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$588
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$571
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$557
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$591
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$583
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$563
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$580
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$599
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$544
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$598
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$528
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$563
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$571
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$551
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$552
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$536
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$565
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$645
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$573
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$575
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$541
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$538
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$570
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$562
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$569
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$587
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$542
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$561
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$601
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$583
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$593
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$570
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$579
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$663
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$538
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$569
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$567
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$551
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$560

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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