Riga vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1254
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3163
$1804
🏠 One person rent
$592
$235
🏘️ Family rent
$1001
$404
🍽️ Food expenses
$454
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.7
$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1555
$1093
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
59
74
😀 Quality of life
80
58
🏙️ Population
595K
9.07M

The cost of living in Riga is 105% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 4631st and 7878th ($1254 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 221st 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 1.8 months in Shenyang. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Shenyang ranked 49th in China, while ranked 657th and 6059th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riga vs Shenyang

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Riga Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.8
$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56
$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.15
$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.81
$0.98
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.69
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$564
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1006
$404
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$308
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$245
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.4
$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.56%
4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3243
$2242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2218
$1294
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35
$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$3.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.91
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$1.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.49
$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.07
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.74
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.76
$3.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$6.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.2
$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.55
$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$21.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$6.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.8
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.8
$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.7
$68.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$607
$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18197
$22712

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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 Shenyang

Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Fushun
$499
43 km or 27 mi Dengta
$537
54 km or 34 mi Xinmin
$567
63 km or 39 mi Tieling
$549
63 km or 39 mi Benxi
$474
63 km or 39 mi Liaoyang
$519
71 km or 44 mi Diaobingshan
$548
86 km or 53 mi Anshan
$457
96 km or 60 mi Kaiyuan
$552
120 km or 75 mi Haicheng
$512
138 km or 85 mi Beizhen
$556
149 km or 93 mi Fuxin
$578
151 km or 94 mi Dashiqiao
$528
159 km or 99 mi Fengcheng
$526
161 km or 100 mi Yingkou
$540
170 km or 106 mi Siping
$559
180 km or 112 mi Gaizhou
$539
186 km or 116 mi Liaoyuan
$549
186 km or 116 mi Linghai
$573
190 km or 118 mi Shuangliao
$550
202 km or 126 mi Meihekou
$549
204 km or 127 mi Dandong
$541
206 km or 128 mi Jinzhou
$603
206 km or 128 mi Sinuiju
$1572
220 km or 137 mi Gongzhuling
$491
221 km or 137 mi Beipiao
$582
223 km or 138 mi Tongliao
$579
223 km or 139 mi Donggang
$540
238 km or 148 mi Zhuanghe
$572
242 km or 150 mi Ji'an
$529
248 km or 154 mi Baishan
$555
249 km or 154 mi Chaoyang
$615
250 km or 155 mi Panshi
$551
251 km or 156 mi Kusong
$1550
262 km or 163 mi Xingcheng
$593
270 km or 168 mi Wafangdian
$619
274 km or 170 mi Changchun
$607
281 km or 174 mi Kanggye
$1556
288 km or 179 mi Chongju
$1544
289 km or 180 mi Linjiang
$532