Riga vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1135
$743
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2798
$1910
🏠 One person rent
$549
$362
🏘️ Family rent
$919
$624
🍽️ Food expenses
$385
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.4
$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1220
$643
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
61
24
😀 Quality of life
79
41
🏙️ Population
606K
7.82M

The cost of living in Riga is 53% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 4604th and 6604th ($1135 vs $743) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 53rd in Latvia and China, respectively. Check Latvia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Riga compared to 0.9 months in Shangqiu. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Shangqiu ranked 319th in China, while ranked 535th and 7053rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Riga Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.68
$4.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.8
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.58
$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$1.16
 Cappuccino
$3.49
$3.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.65
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$485
$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$885
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$549
$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$34.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$52.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.7
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.14%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2627
$3564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1636
$1991
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.61
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$3.68
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.78
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.84
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.71
$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.4
$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.04
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.5
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.7
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.4
$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.5
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.1
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$464
$407
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13518
$14498

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$621
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$1400
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$604
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$746
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$541
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$668
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$584
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$594
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$617
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$640
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$532
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$626
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$616
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$801
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$660
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$599
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$563
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$554
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$608
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$599
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$613
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$585
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$506
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$583
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$640
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$570
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$579
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$542
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$531
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$610
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$601
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$651
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$571
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$521
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$532
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$605
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$589
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$550
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$583
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$543