Dongguan vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$1270
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1882
$3141
🏠 One person rent
$263
$619
🏘️ Family rent
$461
$1049
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$445
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.2
$81.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$752
$1509
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
69
61
😀 Quality of life
72
82
🏙️ Population
10.5M
605K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 48% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 7341st and 4556th ($662 vs $1270) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th 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 1.2 months in Riga. Dongguan ranked 20th best city to live in China vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 3389th and 625th 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
$2.78
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$5.71
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$3.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$378
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$965
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$341
$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$189
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$285
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.2
$18.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.86%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6823
$3110
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3488
$1956
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.1
$35.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.04
$9.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$9.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$5.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.87
$9.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.97
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$3.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$47.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.97
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$30
$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.8
$91.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$445
$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21416
$16726

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$758
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$878
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$589
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$608
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$518
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$829
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$662
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2414
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2718
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1746
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$777
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$766
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$827
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$794
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$941
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$816
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$892
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$765
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$579
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$809
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$766
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$451
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$669
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$454
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$750
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$780
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$773
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$897
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$726
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$790
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$697
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$693
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$546
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$681
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$634
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$622
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$574
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598

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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