Hong Kong vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hong Kong Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2663
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6085
$3163
🏠 One person rent
$1742
$592
🏘️ Family rent
$3071
$1001
🍽️ Food expenses
$540
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$237
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$923
$1555
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
59
😀 Quality of life
80
80
🏙️ Population
7.41M
595K

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 112% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 640th and 4631st ($2663 vs $1254) 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 0.3 months in Hong Kong compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 676th and 657th 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
$7.74
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.9
$56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.29
$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.99
$5.81
☕ Cappuccino
$5.21
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.33
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2008
$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1474
$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3693
$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2621
$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$213
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.67%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$27719
$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$17176
$2218
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.4
$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.09
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.29
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.71
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.6
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.46
$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.6
$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.2
$6.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$17.4
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.67
$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.9
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.1
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.1
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.5
$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.8
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1128
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22758
$18197

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$995
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$678
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1734
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$548
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$694
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$638
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$873
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$785
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$954
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$627
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$858
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$777
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$801
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$807
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$839
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$908
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$600
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$793
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$474
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$682
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$828
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$766
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$797
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$802
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$778
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$758
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$739
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$751
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$705
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$702
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$729
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$711
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$714
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$892
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$528
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$620

Cities near Riga

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