Hefei vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$670
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1770
$3163
🏠 One person rent
$214
$592
🏘️ Family rent
$368
$1001
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1012
$1555
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
84
59
😀 Quality of life
71
80
🏙️ Population
9.37M
595K

The cost of living in Hefei is 47% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 7494th and 4631st ($670 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 101st 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 Hefei compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Hefei ranked 22nd best city to live in China vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 3146th and 657th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Riga

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Hefei Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.65
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.4
$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$5.81
☕ Cappuccino
$2.6
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$402
$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$288
$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.1
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.17%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3568
$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1930
$2218
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.2
$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.84
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.33
$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.52
$6.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.97
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.2
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.39
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.6
$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.6
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$240
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8681
$18197

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$628
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$624
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$650
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$612
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$674
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$653
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$671
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$523
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$602
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$652
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$789
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$587
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$551
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$684
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$644
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$613
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$620
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$635
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$605
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$538
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$623
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$661
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$657
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$623
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$610
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$644
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$667
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$595
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$567
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$627
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$588
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$663
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$633
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$672
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$636
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$693
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$646
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$651
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$531
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$693

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1374
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1000
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$893
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$938
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$895
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$964
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$860
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$982
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$932
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1179
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1225
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1054
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$974
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$938
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1040
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$835
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$859
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1220
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1258
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1077
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1434
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$928
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$758
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1594
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$881
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1455
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1085
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1114
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$1016
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1597
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1079
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1684
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1498
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1081
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1970
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1974
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$445
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1170
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1391