Guangzhou vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$782
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2063
$3118
🏠 One person rent
$354
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$989
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$449
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$829
$1623
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
59
😀 Quality of life
74
81
🏙️ Population
18.7M
595K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 37% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 6835th and 4678th ($782 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd 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 Guangzhou compared to 1.3 months in Riga. Guangzhou ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 2285th and 668th 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
$2.86
$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$5.82
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8986
$3224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$1.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.89
$9.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$5.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.46
$9.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$53.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$528
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16938
$17597

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1423
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1027
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$908
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$944
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$912
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$1001
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$903
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$1012
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$994
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1214
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1230
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1083
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$1003
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$952
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1060
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$853
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$890
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1232
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1279
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1106
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1461
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$947
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$720
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1683
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$907
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1448
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1021
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1133
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$919
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1606
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1111
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1579
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1108
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1990
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2062
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$399
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1184
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1406