Hefei vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$707
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1809
$2798
🏠 One person rent
$269
$549
🏘️ Family rent
$483
$919
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$80.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$933
$1220
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
93
61
😀 Quality of life
67
79
🏙️ Population
9.37M
606K

The cost of living in Hefei is 38% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 6756th and 4604th ($707 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 82nd 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 28th best city to live in China vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 3921st and 535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hefei Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.79
$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.9
$52.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$7.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$4.97
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$250
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$554
$885
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$388
$549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.5
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.3
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.6
$16.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.87%
4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3876
$2627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2072
$1636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$2.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.85
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$7.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.8
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.74
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.57
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.93
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$108
$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.53
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.6
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.41
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.9
$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$238
$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8280
$13518

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$696
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$655
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$702
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$687
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$746
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$728
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$898
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$532
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$624
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$700
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$740
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$671
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$708
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$789
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$645
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$660
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$617
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$645
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$626
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$524
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$631
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$720
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$694
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$625
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$643
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$652
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$707
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$604
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$617
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$625
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$621
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$707
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$641
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$699
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$713
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$651
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$713
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$665
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$532
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$696

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1362
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1088
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$827
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$860
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$927
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$827
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$985
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$877
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$893
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$982
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1080
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$909
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$928
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$864
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$976
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$831
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$835
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1163
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1080
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$981
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1303
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$922
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$461
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1335
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$850
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1194
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$920
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1028
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$622
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1438
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$906
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1345
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$814
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1825
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1907
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$385
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1013
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1257