Dongguan vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$678
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$2907
🏠 One person rent
$257
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$542
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.2
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$738
$1324
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
69
61
😀 Quality of life
69
79
🏙️ Population
10.5M
605K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 42% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 7055th and 4672nd ($678 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 2nd in China and Latvia, respectively. Check China vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Dongguan ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 3115th and 580th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Riga

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Dongguan Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.12
$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$5.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$330
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$685
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$415
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.07%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5799
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.6
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.16
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21927
$13962

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$763
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$958
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$602
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$629
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$491
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$830
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$641
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2427
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2753
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1590
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$808
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$801
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$824
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$806
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1014
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$852
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$895
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$783
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$726
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$819
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$780
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$691
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$795
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$592
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$605
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$746
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$774
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$774
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$813
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$794
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$781
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$725
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$538
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$731
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$618
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$611
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$607
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$623

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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