Riga vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1135
$688
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2798
$2056
🏠 One person rent
$549
$286
🏘️ Family rent
$919
$615
🍽️ Food expenses
$385
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.4
$65.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1220
$1041
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
61
90
😀 Quality of life
79
73
🏙️ Population
606K
13.9M

The cost of living in Riga is 65% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 4604th and 6886th ($1135 vs $688) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 104th 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 1.5 months in Tianjin. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Tianjin ranked 8th in China, while ranked 535th and 1662nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Riga Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.68
$4.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.8
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.58
$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$1.12
 Cappuccino
$3.49
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.65
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$485
$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$885
$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$549
$454
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$43
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$65.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.7
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.14%
5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2627
$7346
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1636
$2792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.61
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$3.94
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.78
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.84
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$2.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$9.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.71
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.4
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.04
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.5
$13.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$6.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.7
$70.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.4
$3.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.5
$42.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.1
$76.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$464
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13518
$16123

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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
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$667
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$733
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$650
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$607
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$772
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$633
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$677
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$583
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1065
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$713
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$633
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$587
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$594
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$678
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$637
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$466
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$572
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$643
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$539
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$592
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$621
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$549
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$650
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$506
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$700
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$555
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$569
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$667
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$545
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$598
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$525
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$527
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$633
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$570
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$587
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$538
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$486
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$658
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$525
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$600