Dongguan vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2019
$3163
🏠 One person rent
$265
$592
🏘️ Family rent
$459
$1001
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.4
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$847
$1555
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
67
59
😀 Quality of life
71
80
🏙️ Population
10.5M
595K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 45% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 7308th and 4631st ($694 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 2nd in China and Latvia, respectively. Check China vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Dongguan compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Dongguan ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 3241st and 657th 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
$2.21
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.14
$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$5.81
☕ Cappuccino
$2.6
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$335
$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.51%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5717
$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3114
$2218
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.4
$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.98
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$6.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.15
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.95
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.45
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.3
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.4
$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.9
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25442
$18197

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$785
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$995
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$627
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$638
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$548
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$873
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$678
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2396
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2663
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$801
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$777
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$858
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$954
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$793
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$908
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$766
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$600
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$828
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$778
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$473
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$682
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$474
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$612
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$739
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$802
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$797
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$758
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$751
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$824
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$705
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$714
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$528
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$702
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$648
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$602
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$601
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$620

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1374
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1000
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$893
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$938
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$895
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$964
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$860
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$982
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$932
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1179
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1225
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1054
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$974
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$938
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1040
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$835
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$859
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1220
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1258
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1077
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1434
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$928
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$758
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1594
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$881
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1455
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1085
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1114
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$1016
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1597
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1079
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1684
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1498
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1081
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1970
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1974
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$445
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1170
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1391