Cost of living comparison

Latvia

compared to

China

China vs. Latvia Cost of Living Summary

China is 33.1% cheaper than Latvia overall.

Restaurants: pay 64.1% less in China
Groceries: pay 20.3% less in China
Transportation: pay 37.5% less in China
Housing: pay 31.8% less in China
Childcare: pay 11.9% more in China
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.3% less in China
Clothing: pay 22.0% less in China

Expenses including restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, clothing, and groceries are lower in China.

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China vs. Latvia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in China instead of Latvia, you would:

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pay 64.1% less for restaurants

	Latvia	China
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.94 €10.63	$3.02 CN¥20.18	-74.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.15 €7.25	$5.16 CN¥34.52	-36.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.51 €1.35	$0.51 CN¥3.39	-66.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.14 €1.01	$0.29 CN¥1.97	-74.1%
Average			-64.1%

Latvia vs. China - Cost of restaurants

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pay 20.3% less for groceries

	Latvia	China
Bread 1 loaf	$1.29 €1.15	$1.66 CN¥11.09	+28.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.22 €4.65	$6.71 CN¥44.88	+28.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.36 €3.88	$6.65 CN¥44.53	+52.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.19 €2.84	$1.57 CN¥10.47	-51.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.48 €3.09	$1.52 CN¥10.14	-56.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 €0.76	$0.83 CN¥5.55	-2.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 €0.71	$0.59 CN¥3.92	-27.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.09 €0.97	$0.67 CN¥4.46	-38.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.31 €1.16	$0.58 CN¥3.90	-55.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 €0.35	$0.33 CN¥2.18	-17.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 €0.37	$0.40 CN¥2.67	-4.4%
Average			-20.3%

Latvia vs. China - Cost of groceries

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pay 37.5% less for transportation

	Latvia	China
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.10 €6.32	$4.77 CN¥31.92	-32.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$38.26 €34.05	$20.77 CN¥138.99	-45.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,434.34 €23,527.52	$18,838.53 CN¥126K	-28.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.18 €8.17	$4.24 CN¥28.39	-53.8%
Average			-37.5%

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pay 31.8% less for housing

	Latvia	China
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.53 €15.60	$11.27 CN¥75.42	-35.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$356.67 €317.45	$336.09 CN¥2,248.74	-5.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$264.56 €235.47	$212.64 CN¥1,422.74	-19.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$227.24 €202.25	$42.92 CN¥287.14	-81.1%
Average			-31.8%

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pay 11.9% more for childcare

	Latvia	China
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$488.72 €434.98	$500.54 CN¥3,348.99	+2.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,452.35 €13,753.15	$18,908.16 CN¥127K	+22.4%
Average			+11.9%

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pay 37.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Latvia	China
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.53 €4.03	$1.12 CN¥7.52	-75.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.14 €2.79	$2.84 CN¥19.00	-9.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.10 €5.43	$3.71 CN¥24.79	-39.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.36 €37.70	$41.75 CN¥279.37	-1.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.96 €8.87	$6.28 CN¥41.99	-37.0%
Average			-37.3%

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pay 22.0% less for clothing

	Latvia	China
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.25 €58.97	$46.40 CN¥310.43	-30.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.10 €34.80	$33.97 CN¥227.29	-13.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.76 €69.21	$73.79 CN¥493.72	-5.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$123.17 €109.63	$78.93 CN¥528.10	-35.9%
Average			-22.0%

Latvia vs. China - Cost of clothing

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