Riga vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1113
$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2787
$1915
🏠 One person rent
$532
$371
🏘️ Family rent
$924
$643
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.5
$69.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1303
$707
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
61
24
😀 Quality of life
79
38
🏙️ Population
605K
7.82M

The cost of living in Riga is 51% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 4764th and 6735th ($1113 vs $736) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 43rd in Latvia and China, respectively. Check Latvia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Riga compared to 1 months in Shangqiu. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Shangqiu ranked 300th in China, while ranked 596th and 7140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riga vs Shangqiu

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Riga Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.7
$3.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.6
$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.59
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.24
$1.06
 Cappuccino
$3.49
$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.47
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$473
$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$915
$464
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$609
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$255
$52.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.4
$10.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.56%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2774
$3083
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1723
$1982
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33
$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.97
$3.67
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.71
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$2.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.81
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.15
$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.06
$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.79
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.14
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.2
$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.9
$27
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.6
$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.5
$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$488
$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13840
$17921

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21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$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

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$600
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$1385
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$584
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$787
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$545
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$660
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$580
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$577
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$591
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$643
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$484
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$602
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$591
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$800
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$633
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$586
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$547
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$538
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$591
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$593
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$548
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$571
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$512
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$575
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$625
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$552
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$551
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$528
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$519
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$575
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$578
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$637
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$571
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$522
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$505
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$591
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$571
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$561
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$479
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$529