Hefei vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$625
$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1708
$2787
🏠 One person rent
$205
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$435
$924
🍽️ Food expenses
$231
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$75.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$991
$1303
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
93
61
😀 Quality of life
66
79
🏙️ Population
9.37M
605K

The cost of living in Hefei is 44% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 7405th and 4764th ($625 vs $1113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 160th and 2nd in China and Latvia, respectively. Check China vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Hefei compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Hefei ranked 31st best city to live in China vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 3963rd and 596th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hefei Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.46
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.7
$51.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$7.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$5.24
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$481
$915
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$358
$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.4
$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.3
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.17%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3736
$2774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2103
$1723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.9
$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.59
$8.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.6
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.76
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.2
$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.57
$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.93
$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$83.3
$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.84
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28
$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.3
$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.1
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$237
$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8278
$13840

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$621
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$608
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$664
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$600
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$666
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$632
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$691
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$505
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$587
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$611
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$746
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$576
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$555
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$672
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$621
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$633
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$592
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$613
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$602
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$522
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$620
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$642
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$654
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$607
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$630
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$621
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$650
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$584
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$591
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$603
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$600
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$695
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$620
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$668
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$702
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$644
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$642
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$636
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$484
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$665

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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