Riga vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1135
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2798
$1394
🏠 One person rent
$549
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$919
$418
🍽️ Food expenses
$385
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.4
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1220
$627
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
61
78
😀 Quality of life
79
67
🏙️ Population
606K
12.6M

The cost of living in Riga is 124% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 4604th and 8471st ($1135 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 532nd 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 1.2 months in Zhengzhou. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Zhengzhou ranked 29th in China, while ranked 535th and 3944th among best cities to live in the world.

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Riga Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.68
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.8
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.58
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$0.76
 Cappuccino
$3.49
$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.65
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$485
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$885
$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$549
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.7
$8.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.14%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2627
$5913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1636
$1472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.61
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$3.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.78
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.84
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$2.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.71
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.4
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.04
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.5
$93
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.7
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.4
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.5
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.1
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$464
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13518
$4818

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$1362
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$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
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$542
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$554
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$563
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$539
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$541
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$583
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$583
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$543
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$570
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$544
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$579
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$525
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$585
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$599
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$524
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$554
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$538
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$746
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$600
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$498
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$605
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$640
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$608
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$622
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$617
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$584
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$601
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$589
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$801
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$739
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1400
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$594
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$743
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$651
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$613
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$642
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$601
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$580
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$617