Riga vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1254
$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3163
$1684
🏠 One person rent
$592
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$1001
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$454
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.7
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1555
$827
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
59
21
😀 Quality of life
80
46
🏙️ Population
595K
6.56M

The cost of living in Riga is 107% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 4631st and 7943rd ($1254 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 243rd 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 1.4 months in Shaoyang. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 657th and 7142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riga vs Shaoyang

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Riga Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.8
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.15
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.81
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.69
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$564
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1006
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$245
$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.4
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.56%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3243
$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2218
$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.91
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.49
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.07
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.74
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.76
$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.2
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.55
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.8
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.8
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.7
$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$607
$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18197
$13867

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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 Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$569
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$589
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$648
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$602
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$560
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$593
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$518
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$586
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$589
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$564
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$622
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$518
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$571
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$560
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$739
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$593
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$609
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$528
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$535
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$608
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$766
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$565
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$610
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$778
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$570
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$793
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$592
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$600
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$632
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$556
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$623
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$600
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$758
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$601
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$578
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$582
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$619