Chongqing vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chongqing	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$634	$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1938	$2787
🏠 One person rent	$224	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$442	$924
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.1	$75.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$957	$1303
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	88	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 7340th and 4764th ($634 vs $1113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 145th 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 Chongqing compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 1675th and 596th 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	$3.91	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.5	$51.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.63	$7.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$5.24
☕ Cappuccino	$2.9	$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$261	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$161	$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$550	$915
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.91	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2326	$2774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1374	$1723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.2	$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.83	$8.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.31	$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.01	$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.94	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.25	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.5	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.9	$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$315	$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26796	$13840

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$553
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$584
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$593
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$613
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$579
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$652
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$526
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$584
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$546
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$592
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$540
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$590
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$591
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$554
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$580
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$530
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$570
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$610
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$590
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$623
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$554
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$554
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$549
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$527
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$584
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$540
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$540
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$572
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$575
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$529
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$581
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$532
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$572
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$585
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$570
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$599
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$559
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$573
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$539

Cities near Riga

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