Chiba vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiba Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1232
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3040
$3163
🏠 One person rent
$548
$592
🏘️ Family rent
$942
$1001
🍽️ Food expenses
$388
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1547
$1555
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
91
59
😀 Quality of life
78
80
🏙️ Population
975K
595K

The cost of living in Chiba is 2% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 4681st and 4631st ($1232 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 2nd in Japan and Latvia, respectively. Check Japan vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Chiba compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Chiba ranked 47th best city to live in Japan vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 903rd and 657th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chiba vs Riga

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Chiba Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.55
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.81
$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.28
$5.81
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$696
$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$413
$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1141
$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$755
$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.8
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.7
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.8
$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.87%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4461
$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3779
$2218
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.6
$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.2
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.6
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.78
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.55
$6.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.3
$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.9
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$62.4
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.4
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.5
$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.1
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13106
$18197

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Yotsukaido
$1071
11 km or 6.9 mi Narashino
$1083
11 km or 7.1 mi Ichihara
$1086
14 km or 8.5 mi Yachiyo
$1073
15 km or 9.3 mi Funabashi
$1119
18 km or 11 mi Sakura
$1039
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1080
20 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Shisui
$1016
21 km or 13 mi Yachimata
$1033
22 km or 13 mi Kamagaya
$1033
22 km or 13 mi Shiroi
$1040
22 km or 14 mi Oamishirasato
$1062
23 km or 14 mi Sodegaura
$1094
24 km or 15 mi Togane
$1051
26 km or 16 mi Mobara
$1070
26 km or 16 mi Tomisato
$1010
26 km or 16 mi Inzai
$1034
26 km or 16 mi Hirai
$1074
27 km or 17 mi Matsudo
$1084
28 km or 18 mi Narita
$999
28 km or 18 mi Sanmu
$1044
30 km or 18 mi Sakae
$1013
30 km or 19 mi Kisarazu
$1089
30 km or 19 mi Abiko
$1041
31 km or 19 mi Kashiwa
$1108
33 km or 20 mi Misato
$1038
34 km or 21 mi Nagareyama
$1064
34 km or 21 mi Yashio
$1037
35 km or 22 mi Kimitsu
$1090
35 km or 22 mi Toride
$1028
36 km or 22 mi Ryugasaki
$1016
37 km or 23 mi Soka
$1075
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1199
37 km or 23 mi Yokoshibahikari
$1032
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki
$1358
38 km or 24 mi Tokyo
$1679
40 km or 25 mi Futtsu
$1085
40 km or 25 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
41 km or 25 mi Moriya
$1034

Cities near Riga

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1374
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1000
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$893
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$938
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$895
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$964
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$860
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$982
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$932
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1179
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1225
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1054
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$974
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$938
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1040
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$835
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$859
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1220
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1258
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1077
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1434
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$928
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$758
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1594
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$881
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1455
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1085
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1114
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$1016
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1597
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1079
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1684
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1498
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1081
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1970
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1974
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$445
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1170
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1391