Riga vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1254
$521
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3163
$1387
🏠 One person rent
$592
$198
🏘️ Family rent
$1001
$339
🍽️ Food expenses
$454
$187
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.7
$68.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1555
$800
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
59
58
😀 Quality of life
80
68
🏙️ Population
595K
10.6M

The cost of living in Riga is 141% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 4631st and 8567th ($1254 vs $521) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 492nd 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 1.5 months in Shijiazhuang. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Shijiazhuang ranked 36th in China, while ranked 657th and 4412th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riga vs Shijiazhuang

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Riga Shijiazhuang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.8
$1.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56
$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.15
$5.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.81
$0.82
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.69
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$564
$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$120
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1006
$387
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$216
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$53
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$245
$82.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.4
$6.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.56%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3243
$2486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2218
$1671
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35
$13.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$3.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.91
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.49
$2.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.07
$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.74
$3.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.76
$3.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.2
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.55
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.8
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$4.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.8
$35
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.7
$73.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$607
$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18197
$5149

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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 Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$541
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$541
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$541
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$539
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$556
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$541
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$567
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$525
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$579
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$574
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$522
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$480
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$480
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$550
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$576
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$549
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$586
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$556
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$580
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$549
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$511
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$539
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$570
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$574
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$666
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$666
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$538
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$764
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$623
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$507
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$508
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$549
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$538
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$629
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$684
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$599
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$637
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$645
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$789
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$740