Ningbo vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ningbo Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$708
$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2004
$2787
🏠 One person rent
$301
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$591
$924
🍽️ Food expenses
$274
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.5
$75.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$725
$1303
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
60
61
😀 Quality of life
53
79
🏙️ Population
9.4M
605K

The cost of living in Ningbo is 36% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 6849th and 4764th ($708 vs $1113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st 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 months in Ningbo compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Ningbo ranked 48th best city to live in China vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 6084th and 596th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ningbo vs Riga

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Ningbo Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.44
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$51.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.76
$7.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$5.24
 Cappuccino
$3.39
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$752
$915
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$463
$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.7
$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.7
$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.8
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.19%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5147
$2774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3264
$1723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$8.97
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.32
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.23
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.06
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.96
$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.6
$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.1
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.6
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.8
$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.3
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$595
$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12465
$13840

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124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$573
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$805
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$1097
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$984
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$677
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$671
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$700
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$670
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$665
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$868
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$587
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$645
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$701
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$670
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$682
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$726
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$631
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$695
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$650
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$602
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$681
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$657
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$642
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$654
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$702
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$643
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$616
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$672
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$636
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$644
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$607
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$603
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$642
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$643
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$621
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$522

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1299
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$933
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$804
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$835
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$840
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$953
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$983
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$950
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$869
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1064
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1064
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$933
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$936
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$843
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$953
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$761
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$847
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1045
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1150
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$969
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1261
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$882
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$467
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1414
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$850
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1219
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$899
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1016
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$973
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$741
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1441
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$952
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1509
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1273
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$953
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1816
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1879
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$385
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1025
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1220