Riga vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1169
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2907
$2138
🏠 One person rent
$568
$300
🏘️ Family rent
$964
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$392
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$84
$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1324
$1012
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
61
90
😀 Quality of life
79
71
🏙️ Population
605K
13.9M

The cost of living in Riga is 65% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 4672nd and 6862nd ($1169 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 81st 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 1.4 months in Tianjin. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 580th and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Riga Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.53
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.97
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.56
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$510
$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$922
$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.2
$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2784
$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1763
$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.67
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.5
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.86
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.61
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.51
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.08
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.37
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.3
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46
$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.4
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$547
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13962
$16590

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1377
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1111
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$856
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$893
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$946
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$999
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$902
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$923
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1102
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1151
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$966
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$950
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$899
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1029
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$817
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$856
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1120
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1191
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1016
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1341
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$886
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$440
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1447
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$871
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1278
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$973
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1061
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$578
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1525
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$979
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1363
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$846
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1936
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2023
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$390
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1057
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1363

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$700
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$734
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$679
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$693
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$786
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$720
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$742
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$611
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1067
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$769
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$675
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$620
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$649
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$714
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$677
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$482
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$668
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$684
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$572
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$605
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$670
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$614
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$677
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$869
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$760
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$748
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$588
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$568
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$616
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$555
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$547
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$670
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$597
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$632
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$581
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$507
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$526
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$618