Cost of living comparison
Riga is 58.6% more expensive than Beijing.
If you lived in Riga instead of Beijing, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
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Beijing
|
Riga
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.15
CN¥29.59
|
$11.91
€10.95
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
CN¥39.46
|
$8.12
€7.47
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CN¥3.59
|
$1.59
€1.46
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
CN¥2.21
|
$1.17
€1.08
|
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pay 23.7% more for groceries
|
Beijing
|
Riga
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
CN¥10.19
|
$1.45
€1.34
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.83
CN¥48.63
|
$5.46
€5.02
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.46
CN¥53.16
|
$4.69
€4.31
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
CN¥12.45
|
$2.74
€2.52
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.44
CN¥10.28
|
$3.16
€2.91
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
CN¥6.83
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
CN¥5.65
|
$0.82
€0.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
CN¥6.21
|
$1.02
€0.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
CN¥4.11
|
$1.44
€1.33
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
CN¥2.62
|
$0.38
€0.35
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
CN¥3.47
|
$0.48
€0.44
|
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pay 55.9% more for transportation
|
Beijing
|
Riga
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.35
CN¥31.01
|
$6.87
€6.32
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.62
CN¥246.61
|
$32.49
€29.88
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,773.90
CN¥147,964.16
|
$26,803.93
€24,648.44
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.68
CN¥33.34
|
$11.37
€10.46
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Beijing
|
Riga
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
CN¥96.79
|
$16.37
€15.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$969.73
CN¥6,906.97
|
$539.93
€496.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$561.86
CN¥4,001.89
|
$363.88
€334.62
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.17
CN¥300.36
|
$260.18
€239.26
|
|
pay 44.3% less for childcare
|
Beijing
|
Riga
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$836.50
CN¥5,958.03
|
$493.19
€453.53
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,256.69
CN¥179,893.27
|
$13,245.77
€12,180.58
|
|
pay 60.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Beijing
|
Riga
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.38
CN¥9.86
|
$4.87
€4.48
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.73
CN¥26.58
|
$3.33
€3.06
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.46
CN¥24.66
|
$5.33
€4.90
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.16
CN¥442.74
|
$46.87
€43.10
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.31
CN¥59.19
|
$10.83
€9.96
|
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pay 18.7% more for clothing
|
Beijing
|
Riga
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.57
CN¥467.03
|
$85.73
€78.84
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.21
CN¥250.79
|
$44.35
€40.79
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.31
CN¥607.59
|
$92.66
€85.20
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.58
CN¥801.88
|
$123.25
€113.34
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