Fukuoka vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fukuoka Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1018
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2453
$3163
🏠 One person rent
$427
$592
🏘️ Family rent
$641
$1001
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$201
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1557
$1555
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
82
59
😀 Quality of life
78
80
🏙️ Population
1.6M
595K

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 19% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 5437th and 4631st ($1018 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 300th and 2nd in Japan and Latvia, respectively. Check Japan vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Fukuoka compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Fukuoka ranked 50th best city to live in Japan vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 919th and 657th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fukuoka vs Riga

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Fukuoka Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.66
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.38
$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$5.81
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$405
$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$653
$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.8
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.7
$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.13%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6382
$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2683
$2218
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.6
$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$6.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.03
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.81
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.7
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.7
$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$288
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11926
$18197

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Shime
$895
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kasuya
$897
9 km or 5.6 mi Kasuga
$888
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Onojo
$889
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Sue
$894
10 km or 6.4 mi Nakagawa
$883
10 km or 6.5 mi Umi
$891
12 km or 7.5 mi Sasaguri
$896
14 km or 8.8 mi Dazaifu
$876
15 km or 9 mi Shingu
$898
15 km or 9.2 mi Chikushino
$871
17 km or 11 mi Koga
$901
19 km or 12 mi Itoshima
$890
21 km or 13 mi Fukutsu
$907
23 km or 14 mi Chikuzen
$848
26 km or 16 mi Tosu
$807
26 km or 16 mi Ogori
$815
27 km or 17 mi Munakata
$914
28 km or 17 mi Iizuka
$905
29 km or 18 mi Miyawaka
$918
29 km or 18 mi Kama
$886
30 km or 19 mi Miyaki
$802
31 km or 19 mi Asakura
$841
31 km or 19 mi Kanzaki
$821
32 km or 20 mi Kurume
$791
35 km or 22 mi Nogata
$928
35 km or 22 mi Okagaki
$928
36 km or 23 mi Fukuchi
$916
37 km or 23 mi Saga
$864
38 km or 23 mi Tagawa
$908
38 km or 24 mi Nakama
$934
40 km or 25 mi Mizumaki
$936
42 km or 26 mi Ogi
$855
42 km or 26 mi Ukiha
$843
43 km or 27 mi Okawa
$821
43 km or 27 mi Chikugo
$808
43 km or 27 mi Karatsu
$881
44 km or 28 mi Yame
$811
48 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$828
49 km or 31 mi Miyama
$824

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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