Hong Kong vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hong Kong Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2753
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6771
$2907
🏠 One person rent
$1851
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$3862
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$522
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$223
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4007
$1324
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
61
😀 Quality of life
88
79
🏙️ Population
7.41M
605K

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 135% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 379th and 4672nd ($2753 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 Hong Kong compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 205th and 580th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Riga

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Hong Kong Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.31
$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.09
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.51
$5.18
 Cappuccino
$5.37
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.44
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2262
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1530
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4948
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3273
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.4
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$29105
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$18561
$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$10.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.81
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.38
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.52
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4
$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.8
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.2
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.3
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.3
$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.98
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.93
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$95
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.4
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$28
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.4
$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1053
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22381
$13962

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$958
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$641
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1590
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$491
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$678
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$629
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$830
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$763
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1014
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$602
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$824
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$801
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$808
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$806
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$839
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$895
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$726
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$852
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$592
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$795
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$819
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$783
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$774
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$774
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$780
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$813
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$746
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$794
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$731
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$807
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$671
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$725
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$821
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$538
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$623

Cities near Riga

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