Cost of living comparison
Riga is 40.6% more expensive than Beijing.
If you lived in Riga instead of Beijing, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Beijing
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.37
CN¥31.61
|
$13.19
€12.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.82
CN¥42.15
|
$7.70
€7.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
$1.41
€1.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
CN¥2.42
|
$1.28
€1.20
|
|
pay 5.2% more for groceries
Beijing
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
CN¥14.77
|
$1.33
€1.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.63
CN¥48.01
|
$5.42
€5.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.67
CN¥55.52
|
$5.49
€5.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
CN¥13.69
|
$2.66
€2.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
CN¥13.02
|
$3.48
€3.27
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
CN¥7.25
|
$0.67
€0.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
CN¥6.68
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
CN¥7.00
|
$0.91
€0.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
CN¥5.08
|
$1.36
€1.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
$0.42
€0.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
CN¥3.50
|
$0.33
€0.31
|
|
pay 43.6% more for transportation
Beijing
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
CN¥34.70
|
$7.79
€7.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.66
CN¥316.09
|
$32.98
€30.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,196.95
CN¥175,169.00
|
$24,187.89
€22,685.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.53
CN¥40.04
|
$10.66
€10.00
|
|
pay 90.0% more for housing
Beijing
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.10
CN¥145.48
|
$19.82
€18.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,154.95
CN¥8,361.01
|
$489.54
€459.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$634.84
CN¥4,595.77
|
$337.47
€316.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.96
CN¥325.45
|
$254.35
€238.54
|
|
pay 53.0% less for childcare
Beijing
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$951.31
CN¥6,886.84
|
$404.77
€379.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,770.10
CN¥201,036.06
|
$14,268.86
€13,382.28
|
|
pay 31.8% more for entertainment and sports
Beijing
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.46
CN¥10.54
|
$4.40
€4.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.37
CN¥31.67
|
$3.01
€2.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
CN¥31.61
|
$4.95
€4.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
CN¥422.25
|
$44.13
€41.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.12
CN¥73.23
|
$10.00
€9.38
|
|
pay 4.4% less for clothing
Beijing
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.18
CN¥500.79
|
$71.46
€67.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.88
CN¥317.67
|
$44.87
€42.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.48
CN¥647.77
|
$77.12
€72.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.62
CN¥902.19
|
$112.87
€105.86
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Riga or Beijing. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.