Dongguan vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$589
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1767
$2798
🏠 One person rent
$181
$549
🏘️ Family rent
$367
$919
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.7
$80.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$838
$1220
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
69
61
😀 Quality of life
71
79
🏙️ Population
10.5M
606K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 48% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 7769th and 4604th ($589 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 350th and 2nd in China and Latvia, respectively. Check China vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dongguan compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Dongguan ranked 12th best city to live in China vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 2370th and 535th 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
$2.08
$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25
$52.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$7.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.75
$4.97
 Cappuccino
$3.42
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$125
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$419
$885
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.6
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.4
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.62
$16.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.09%
4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5578
$2627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3231
$1636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.5
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.2
$10.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.15
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$2.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$7.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.81
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38
$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.21
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.5
$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74
$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$401
$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16599
$13518

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51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$742
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$575
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$837
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$481
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$812
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$618
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2410
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2614
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1565
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$781
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$891
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$816
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$791
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1083
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$830
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$856
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$876
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$774
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$738
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$824
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$785
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$716
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$799
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$588
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$752
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$831
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$857
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$812
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$806
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$777
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$735
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$525
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$719
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$584
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$530
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$596
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$611

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1362
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1088
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$827
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$860
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$927
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$827
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$985
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$877
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$893
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$982
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1080
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$909
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$928
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$864
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$976
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$831
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$835
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1163
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1080
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$981
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1303
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$922
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$461
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1335
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$850
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1194
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$920
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1028
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$622
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1438
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$906
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1345
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$814
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1825
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1907
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$385
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1013
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1257