Guangzhou vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$2798
🏠 One person rent
$333
$549
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$919
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$80.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$1220
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
97
61
😀 Quality of life
75
79
🏙️ Population
18.7M
606K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 35% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 6607th and 4604th ($742 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 2nd in China and Latvia, respectively. Check China vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 955th and 535th 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
$4.17
$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$52.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$7.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$4.97
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$885
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$16.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$2627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$1636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$2.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$7.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$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
$1.16
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$13518

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620

Cities near Riga

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1362
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1088
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$827
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$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
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1825
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1907
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$385
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1013
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1257