Quanzhou vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Quanzhou Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$621
$1270
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1442
$3141
🏠 One person rent
$296
$619
🏘️ Family rent
$400
$1049
🍽️ Food expenses
$176
$445
🚐 Transport expenses
$78
$81.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$889
$1509
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
53
61
😀 Quality of life
70
82
🏙️ Population
8.78M
605K

The cost of living in Quanzhou is 51% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 7641st and 4556th ($621 vs $1270) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 138th 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 Quanzhou compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Quanzhou ranked 32nd best city to live in China vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 4086th and 625th among best cities to live in the world.

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Quanzhou Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.09
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.2
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$5.71
 Cappuccino
$2.85
$3.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$378
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$416
$965
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$315
$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$189
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46
$285
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.7
$18.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.13%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2827
$3110
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1854
$1956
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.4
$35.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$9.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.44
$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.97
$9.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$5.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.29
$9.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.42
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.69
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$3.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$47.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.58
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.1
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.13
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.8
$91.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9321
$16726

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$615
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$901
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$707
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$634
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$681
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$628
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$697
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$616
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$671
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$628
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$914
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$1006
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$695
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$894
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$894
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$993
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$454
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$868
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$914
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$589
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$669
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$942
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$894
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$451
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1135
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1313
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$579
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$1030
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$802
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$600
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$854
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$700
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$897
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$650
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$578
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$753
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$586
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$589
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$941

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1419
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1046
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$889
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$928
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$894
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$967
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$864
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$988
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$968
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1184
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1192
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1041
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$974
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$929
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1034
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$840
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$865
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1174
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1334
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1057
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1414
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$920
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$680
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1601
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$883
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1372
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$999
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1113
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1089
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$829
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1566
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1064
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1737
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1485
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1083
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1947
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1937
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$349
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1125
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1383