Hefei vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$654
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1731
$3118
🏠 One person rent
$218
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$371
$989
🍽️ Food expenses
$248
$449
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$930
$1623
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
84
59
😀 Quality of life
71
81
🏙️ Population
9.37M
595K

The cost of living in Hefei is 48% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 7557th and 4678th ($654 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 105th and 2nd in China and Latvia, respectively. Check China vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hefei compared to 1.3 months in Riga. Hefei ranked 22nd best city to live in China vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 3551st and 668th 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
$2.98
$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.4
$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.34
$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$5.82
☕ Cappuccino
$2.25
$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$384
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$298
$662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.4
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.9
$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.4
$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.44%
4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3689
$3224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1986
$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.9
$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.47
$9.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.19
$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.46
$5.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$9.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.78
$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.4
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.75
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.1
$53.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.5
$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.7
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$263
$528
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9430
$17597

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$633
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$615
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$647
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$603
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$669
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$646
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$680
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$519
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$594
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$634
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$765
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$579
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$544
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$665
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$626
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$601
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$601
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$623
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$592
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$525
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$618
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$644
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$652
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$604
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$608
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$632
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$652
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$581
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$556
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$611
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$581
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$684
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$617
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$661
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$623
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$675
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$628
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$636
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$514
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$677

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1423
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1027
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$908
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$944
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$912
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$1001
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$903
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$1012
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$994
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1214
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1230
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1083
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$1003
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$952
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1060
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$853
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$890
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1232
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1279
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1106
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1461
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$947
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$720
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1683
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$907
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1448
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1021
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1133
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$919
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1606
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1111
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1579
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1108
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1990
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2062
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$399
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1184
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1406