Guangzhou vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2294
$2907
🏠 One person rent
$333
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$279
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.2
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$1324
😷 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 35% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 6602nd and 4672nd ($763 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th 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 1.1 months in Riga. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 1036th and 580th among best cities to live in the world.

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Guangzhou Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.58
$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$5.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.41%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10222
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4345
$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.15
$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.06
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.2
$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.9
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15919
$13962

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$678
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$830
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$808
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$491
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$806
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$641
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$824
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$958
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1590
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$629
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2427
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2753
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$801
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$852
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$895
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$819
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$783
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1014
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$780
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$774
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$746
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$726
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$795
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$691
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$794
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$813
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$592
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$605
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$725
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$538
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$618
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$607
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$623
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$611
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$671

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1377
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1111
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$856
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$893
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$946
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$999
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$902
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$923
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1102
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1151
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$966
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$950
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$899
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1029
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$817
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$856
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1120
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1191
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1016
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1341
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$886
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$440
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1447
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$871
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1278
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$973
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1061
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$578
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1525
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$979
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1363
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$846
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1936
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2023
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$390
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1057
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1363