Riga vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1169
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2907
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$568
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$964
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$392
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$84
$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1324
$727
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
61
24
😀 Quality of life
79
39
🏙️ Population
605K
6.56M

The cost of living in Riga is 91% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 4672nd and 7649th ($1169 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 262nd 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 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 580th and 7013th among best cities to live in the world.

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Riga Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.53
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.97
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$1.15
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.56
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$510
$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$922
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.2
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2784
$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1763
$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.67
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.5
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.86
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.61
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.51
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.08
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.37
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.3
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.4
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$547
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13962
$10066

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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 Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$570
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$600
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$618
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$611
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$558
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$599
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$603
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$595
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$611
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$601
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$582
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$497
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$746
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$596
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$594
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$538
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$552
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$623
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$783
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$566
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$611
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$780
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$592
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$573
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$852
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$590
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$612
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$628
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$580
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$605
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$614
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$813
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$607
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$619
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$581
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$610