Hefei vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$727
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1858
$2907
🏠 One person rent
$277
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$494
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$952
$1324
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
93
61
😀 Quality of life
65
79
🏙️ Population
9.37M
605K

The cost of living in Hefei is 38% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 6780th and 4672nd ($727 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 68th and 2nd in China and Latvia, respectively. Check China vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hefei compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Hefei ranked 32nd best city to live in China vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 4171st and 580th 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
$2.86
$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.6
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$5.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$396
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.6
$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.1
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.3
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.81%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3971
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2140
$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.68
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.83
$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.62
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$109
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.67
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.57
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.6
$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$244
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8558
$13962

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$694
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$649
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$706
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$658
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$748
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$705
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$903
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$524
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$623
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$672
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$774
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$636
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$642
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$771
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$651
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$673
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$617
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$645
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$639
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$538
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$650
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$703
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$690
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$659
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$648
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$698
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$613
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$619
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$629
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$633
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$702
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$656
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$705
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$729
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$673
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$694
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$665
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$528
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$699

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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