Riga vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1135
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2798
$1606
🏠 One person rent
$549
$133
🏘️ Family rent
$919
$342
🍽️ Food expenses
$385
$216
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.4
$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1220
$777
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
61
85
😀 Quality of life
79
70
🏙️ Population
606K
9.07M

The cost of living in Riga is 134% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 4604th and 8600th ($1135 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 538th 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 1.6 months in Shenyang. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Shenyang ranked 18th in China, while ranked 535th and 2673rd 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
$9.68
$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.8
$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.58
$4.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$0.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.65
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$485
$188
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$62
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$885
$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$549
$235
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$32.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$51
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.7
$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.14%
5.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2627
$1816
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1636
$1317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.61
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$13.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.78
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.84
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$9.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$2.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.71
$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.4
$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.04
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.5
$20.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.7
$26.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.4
$4.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.5
$47
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.1
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$464
$290
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13518
$19578

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1362
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1088
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$827
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$860
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$927
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$827
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$985
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$877
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$893
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$982
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1080
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$909
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$928
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$864
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$976
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$831
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$835
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1163
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1080
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$981
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1303
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$922
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$461
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1335
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$850
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1194
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$920
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1028
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$622
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1438
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$906
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1345
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$814
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1825
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1907
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$385
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1013
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1257

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Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Fushun
$449
43 km or 27 mi Dengta
$502
54 km or 34 mi Xinmin
$510
63 km or 39 mi Tieling
$536
63 km or 39 mi Benxi
$515
63 km or 39 mi Liaoyang
$517
71 km or 44 mi Diaobingshan
$524
86 km or 53 mi Anshan
$520
96 km or 60 mi Kaiyuan
$536
120 km or 75 mi Haicheng
$519
138 km or 85 mi Beizhen
$537
149 km or 93 mi Fuxin
$550
151 km or 94 mi Dashiqiao
$523
159 km or 99 mi Fengcheng
$513
161 km or 100 mi Yingkou
$523
170 km or 106 mi Siping
$565
180 km or 112 mi Gaizhou
$531
186 km or 116 mi Liaoyuan
$560
186 km or 116 mi Linghai
$559
190 km or 118 mi Shuangliao
$541
202 km or 126 mi Meihekou
$543
204 km or 127 mi Dandong
$515
206 km or 128 mi Jinzhou
$585
206 km or 128 mi Sinuiju
$1574
220 km or 137 mi Gongzhuling
$595
221 km or 137 mi Beipiao
$566
223 km or 138 mi Tongliao
$557
223 km or 139 mi Donggang
$526
238 km or 148 mi Zhuanghe
$562
242 km or 150 mi Ji'an
$512
248 km or 154 mi Baishan
$551
249 km or 154 mi Chaoyang
$606
250 km or 155 mi Panshi
$555
251 km or 156 mi Kusong
$1544
262 km or 163 mi Xingcheng
$585
270 km or 168 mi Wafangdian
$589
274 km or 170 mi Changchun
$612
281 km or 174 mi Kanggye
$1555
288 km or 179 mi Chongju
$1538
289 km or 180 mi Linjiang
$529