Riga vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1169
$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2907
$2023
🏠 One person rent
$568
$289
🏘️ Family rent
$964
$527
🍽️ Food expenses
$392
$249
🚐 Transport expenses
$84
$91.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1324
$764
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
61
20
😀 Quality of life
79
40
🏙️ Population
605K
6.44M

The cost of living in Riga is 63% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 4672nd and 6841st ($1169 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 76th 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 1.1 months in Shangrao. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Shangrao ranked 224th in China, while ranked 580th and 6892nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Riga Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.53
$3.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$25.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.97
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$0.71
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.56
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$510
$334
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$922
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$32.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$48.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.2
$16.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
4.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2784
$5346
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1763
$2656
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.67
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.5
$23.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$5.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$2.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.86
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.61
$8.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.51
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.08
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.37
$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.3
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$6.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46
$45.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$5.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.4
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$547
$483
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13962
$19047

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1377
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1111
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$856
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$893
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$946
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$999
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$902
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$923
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1102
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1151
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$966
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$950
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$899
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1029
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$817
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$856
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1120
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1191
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1016
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1341
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$886
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$440
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1447
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$871
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1278
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$973
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1061
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$578
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1525
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$979
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1363
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$846
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1936
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2023
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$390
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1057
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1363

Cities near Shangrao

Distance City Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$634
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$643
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$636
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$633
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$666
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$694
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$618
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$731
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$719
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$673
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$521
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$708
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$670
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$642
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$642
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$683
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$672
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$703
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$776
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$719
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$705
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$636
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$646
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$771
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$843
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$706
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$658
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$698
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$590
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$742
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$702
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$903
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$628
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$712
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$706
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$676
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$714
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$661
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$611
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$694