Riga vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1135
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2798
$1362
🏠 One person rent
$549
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$919
$340
🍽️ Food expenses
$385
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.4
$65.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1220
$608
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
61
71
😀 Quality of life
79
63
🏙️ Population
606K
10.6M

The cost of living in Riga is 134% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 4604th and 8597th ($1135 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 537th 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 1.3 months in Shijiazhuang. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Shijiazhuang ranked 31st in China, while ranked 535th and 4919th 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
$9.68
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.8
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.58
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.65
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$485
$201
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$885
$386
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$549
$255
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$33.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$51.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.7
$7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.14%
3.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2627
$2477
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1636
$1720
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.61
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.78
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.84
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$2.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.71
$3.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$3.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.4
$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.04
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.5
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$5.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.7
$33.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.4
$4
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.5
$49
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.1
$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$464
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13518
$4869

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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

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$527
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$525
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$545
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$569
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$549
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$539
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$569
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$592
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$587
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$612
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$598
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$650
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$466
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$599
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$587
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$601
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$583
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$613
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$576
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$573
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$621
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$509
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$572
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$594
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$633
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$650
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$522
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$713
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$633
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$601
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$521
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$570
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$617
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$625
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$643
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$572
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$739
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$607
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$707
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$733