Riga vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1254
$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3163
$1935
🏠 One person rent
$592
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$1001
$470
🍽️ Food expenses
$454
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.7
$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1555
$1162
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
59
81
😀 Quality of life
80
74
🏙️ Population
595K
13.9M

The cost of living in Riga is 84% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 4631st and 7400th ($1254 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 83rd 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 1.7 months in Tianjin. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 657th and 2024th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riga vs Tianjin

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Riga Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.8
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56
$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.15
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.81
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$3.65
🥤 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
$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1006
$528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$245
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.4
$7.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.56%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3243
$5320
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2218
$2347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35
$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.91
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.49
$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.07
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.74
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.76
$5.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.2
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.55
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.8
$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.8
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.7
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$607
$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18197
$16559

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$672
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$740
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$666
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$645
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$800
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$623
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$720
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$586
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1108
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$764
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$666
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$576
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$574
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$697
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$645
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$480
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$599
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$648
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$541
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$525
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$511
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$556
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$480
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$759
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$722
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$668
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$539
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$589
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$541
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$522
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$541
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$541
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$646
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$549
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$579
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$582
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$521
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$680
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$576
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$546