Riga vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1113
$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2787
$2694
🏠 One person rent
$532
$478
🏘️ Family rent
$924
$1142
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.5
$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1303
$1771
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
61
96
😀 Quality of life
79
80
🏙️ Population
605K
17.7M

The cost of living in Riga is 21% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4764th and 5950th ($1113 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 12th 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 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 596th and 545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riga vs Shenzhen

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Riga Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.7
$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.6
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.59
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.24
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.47
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$473
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$915
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$255
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.4
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.56%
4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2774
$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1723
$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33
$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.97
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.71
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.81
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.15
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.06
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.79
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.14
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.2
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.9
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.6
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.5
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$488
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13840
$22267

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1299
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$933
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$804
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$835
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$840
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$953
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$983
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$950
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$869
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1064
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1064
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$933
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$936
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$843
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$953
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$761
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$847
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1045
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1150
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$969
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1261
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$882
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$467
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1414
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$850
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1219
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$899
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1016
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$973
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$741
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1441
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$952
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1509
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1273
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$953
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1816
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1879
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$385
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1025
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1220

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2432
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2737
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$653
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$656
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1588
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$461
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$601
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$804
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$774
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$936
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$812
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$764
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$794
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$793
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$823
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$877
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$569
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$443
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$581
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$655
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$451
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$803
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$755
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$758
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$761
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$756
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$761
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$724
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$771
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$764
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$649
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$664
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$702
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$688
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$650
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$823
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$522
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$609