Fukuoka vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fukuoka Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1045
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2636
$3118
🏠 One person rent
$433
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$748
$989
🍽️ Food expenses
$322
$449
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1480
$1623
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
82
59
😀 Quality of life
90
81
🏙️ Population
1.6M
595K

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 16% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 5335th and 4678th ($1045 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 268th and 2nd in Japan and Latvia, respectively. Check Japan vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Fukuoka compared to 1.3 months in Riga. Fukuoka ranked 7th best city to live in Japan vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 198th and 668th 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
$4.34
$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.11
$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.06
$5.82
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$762
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.2
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.9
$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.86%
4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6366
$3224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2783
$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.85
$1.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65
$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.6
$9.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.6
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.6
$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$5.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$9.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.13
$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.2
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.2
$53.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.9
$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.3
$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.7
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$336
$528
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12561
$17597

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Shime
$943
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kasuya
$942
9 km or 5.6 mi Kasuga
$936
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Onojo
$937
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Sue
$944
10 km or 6.4 mi Nakagawa
$931
10 km or 6.5 mi Umi
$943
12 km or 7.5 mi Sasaguri
$943
14 km or 8.8 mi Dazaifu
$927
15 km or 9 mi Shingu
$954
15 km or 9.2 mi Chikushino
$924
17 km or 11 mi Koga
$955
19 km or 12 mi Itoshima
$940
21 km or 13 mi Fukutsu
$965
23 km or 14 mi Chikuzen
$890
26 km or 16 mi Tosu
$838
26 km or 16 mi Ogori
$852
27 km or 17 mi Munakata
$968
28 km or 17 mi Iizuka
$958
29 km or 18 mi Miyawaka
$969
29 km or 18 mi Kama
$939
30 km or 19 mi Miyaki
$834
31 km or 19 mi Asakura
$881
31 km or 19 mi Kanzaki
$856
32 km or 20 mi Kurume
$820
35 km or 22 mi Nogata
$976
35 km or 22 mi Okagaki
$977
36 km or 23 mi Fukuchi
$966
37 km or 23 mi Saga
$903
38 km or 23 mi Tagawa
$956
38 km or 24 mi Nakama
$984
40 km or 25 mi Mizumaki
$984
42 km or 26 mi Ogi
$897
42 km or 26 mi Ukiha
$880
43 km or 27 mi Okawa
$859
43 km or 27 mi Chikugo
$843
43 km or 27 mi Karatsu
$934
44 km or 28 mi Yame
$843
48 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$866
49 km or 31 mi Miyama
$862

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1423
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1027
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$908
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$944
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$912
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$1001
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$903
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$1012
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$994
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1214
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1230
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1083
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$1003
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$952
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1060
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$853
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$890
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1232
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1279
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1106
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1461
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$947
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$720
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1683
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$907
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1448
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1021
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1133
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$919
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1606
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1111
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1579
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1108
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1990
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2062
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$399
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1184
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1406