Chongqing vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$2907
🏠 One person rent
$226
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$439
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.6
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$890
$1324
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
87
61
😀 Quality of life
72
79
🏙️ Population
32.1M
605K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 43% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 7185th and 4672nd ($662 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 146th and 2nd in China and Latvia, respectively. Check China vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Chongqing compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 1966th and 580th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Riga

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Chongqing Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.96
$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$5.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$272
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$155
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$523
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$333
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.98
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.52%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2378
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1355
$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.2
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.18
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.72
$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.09
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.97
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.5
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$59.4
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.2
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27717
$13962

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$575
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$607
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$618
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$642
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$609
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$682
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$560
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$609
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$574
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$625
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$568
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$627
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$600
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$594
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$611
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$551
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$577
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$593
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$624
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$660
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$588
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$587
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$591
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$550
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$612
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$572
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$570
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$605
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$581
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$559
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$614
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$553
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$604
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$555
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$603
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$596
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$576
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$596
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$613
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$556

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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