Guangzhou vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$758
$1270
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1996
$3141
🏠 One person rent
$322
$619
🏘️ Family rent
$570
$1049
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$445
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.1
$81.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$792
$1509
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
97
61
😀 Quality of life
75
82
🏙️ Population
18.7M
605K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 40% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 6838th and 4556th ($758 vs $1270) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th 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 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 2100th and 625th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Riga

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Guangzhou Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.82
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.46
$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$5.71
 Cappuccino
$3.08
$3.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$378
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$965
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$410
$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$189
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.4
$285
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$18.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9090
$3110
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3370
$1956
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$35.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.76
$9.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.34
$9.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$5.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.35
$9.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.52
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.68
$3.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.5
$47.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.51
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.4
$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.3
$91.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14783
$16726

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$589
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$662
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$829
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$777
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$518
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$794
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$662
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$827
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$878
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1746
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$608
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$816
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2414
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2718
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$766
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$892
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$809
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$765
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$941
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$766
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$780
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$773
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$750
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$579
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$669
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$451
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$726
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$897
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$454
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$790
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$693
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$546
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$634
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$574
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$622
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$697
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$677

Cities near Riga

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