Dongguan vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$656
$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1973
$2787
🏠 One person rent
$250
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$527
$924
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$84
$75.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$742
$1303
😷 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 41% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 7169th and 4764th ($656 vs $1113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th 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 16th best city to live in China vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 2941st and 596th 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
$2.41
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.9
$51.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$7.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$5.24
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$659
$915
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.3
$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.08%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5615
$2774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3422
$1723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.1
$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.16
$8.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.79
$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.1
$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.2
$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.3
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$489
$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20945
$13840

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$804
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$653
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2432
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2737
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1588
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$794
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$764
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$812
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$793
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$936
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$823
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$877
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$755
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$569
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$803
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$758
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$443
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$655
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$451
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$581
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$724
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$761
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$756
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$761
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$771
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$764
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$649
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$702
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$522
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$664
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$609
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$590
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$579
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598

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$1299
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$933
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$804
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$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
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$385
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1025
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1220