Foshan vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$575
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1875
$2798
🏠 One person rent
$156
$549
🏘️ Family rent
$353
$919
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$80.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$967
$1220
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
61
😀 Quality of life
73
79
🏙️ Population
9.5M
606K

The cost of living in Foshan is 49% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 7900th and 4604th ($575 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 401st and 2nd in China and Latvia, respectively. Check China vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Foshan compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Foshan ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 1721st and 535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Riga

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Foshan Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.49
$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.9
$52.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.6
$7.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$4.97
 Cappuccino
$3.65
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$87.3
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$487
$885
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$229
$549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.6
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$16.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.58%
4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5068
$2627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2056
$1636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$10.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$2.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$7.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.47
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.45
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.6
$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.96
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.3
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.1
$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23979
$13518

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$816
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$618
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1565
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$830
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$939
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$837
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2410
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2614
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$876
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$891
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$824
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$856
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$774
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$785
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1083
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$831
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$857
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$806
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$752
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$738
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$799
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$716
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$777
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$735
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$812
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$588
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$589
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$525
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$611
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$596
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$584
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$530
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$620
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$1362
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$1088
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$827
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$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
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$1825
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1907
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$385
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1013
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$1257