Riga vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1254
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3163
$2040
🏠 One person rent
$592
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$1001
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$454
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.7
$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1555
$801
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
59
18
😀 Quality of life
80
46
🏙️ Population
595K
6.49M

The cost of living in Riga is 83% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 4631st and 7385th ($1254 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 80th 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 1.2 months in Shangrao. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Shangrao ranked 234th in China, while ranked 657th and 7068th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riga vs Shangrao

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Riga Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.8
$3.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56
$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.15
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.81
$0.75
 Cappuccino
$3.91
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.69
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$564
$279
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1006
$492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$323
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$245
$44.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.4
$15.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.56%
3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3243
$5055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2218
$2527
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$5.45
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.91
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.49
$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.07
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.74
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.76
$4.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.2
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.55
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$7.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.8
$42.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$6.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.8
$59
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.7
$82.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$607
$555
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18197
$25646

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1374
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1000
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$893
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$938
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$895
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$964
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$860
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$982
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$932
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1179
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1225
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1054
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$974
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$938
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1040
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$835
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$859
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1220
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1258
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1077
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1434
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$928
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$758
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1594
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$881
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1455
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1085
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1114
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$1016
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1597
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1079
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1684
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1498
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1081
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1970
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1974
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$445
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1170
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1391

Cities near Shangrao

Distance City Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$596
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$617
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$603
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$628
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$435
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$646
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$603
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$611
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$686
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$689
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$542
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$696
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$615
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$551
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$640
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$672
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$652
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$661
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$774
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$717
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$653
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$587
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$618
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$684
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$899
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$679
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$612
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$667
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$592
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$670
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$677
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$671
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$632
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$687
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$680
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$658
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$691
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$673
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$610
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$628