Guangzhou vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$774
$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2226
$2787
🏠 One person rent
$352
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$830
$924
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$79
$75.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$1303
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
97
61
😀 Quality of life
75
79
🏙️ Population
18.7M
605K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 30% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 6548th and 4764th ($774 vs $1113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st 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 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 1055th and 596th among best cities to live in the world.

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Guangzhou Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.42
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$51.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$7.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$5.24
 Cappuccino
$3.14
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$465
$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1183
$915
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$655
$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.17%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10125
$2774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4029
$1723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.55
$8.97
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.09
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.6
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.77
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.18
$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.48
$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.72
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.7
$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.58
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$39
$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$408
$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14511
$13840

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$656
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$804
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$794
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$461
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$793
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$653
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$812
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$916
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1588
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$601
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$823
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2432
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2737
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$764
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$877
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$803
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$755
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$936
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$758
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$761
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$756
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$724
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$569
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$655
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$443
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$771
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$761
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$451
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$581
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$764
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$702
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$522
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$609
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$579
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$590
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$649
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$650

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1299
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$933
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$804
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$835
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$840
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$953
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$983
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$950
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$869
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1064
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1064
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$933
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$936
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$843
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$953
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$761
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$847
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1045
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1150
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$969
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1261
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$882
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$467
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1414
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$850
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1219
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$899
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1016
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$973
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$741
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1441
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$952
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1509
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1273
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$953
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1816
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1879
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$385
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1025
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1220