Hamamatsu vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamamatsu Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1033
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2805
$2798
🏠 One person rent
$405
$549
🏘️ Family rent
$784
$919
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$80.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1511
$1220
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
57
61
😀 Quality of life
70
79
🏙️ Population
788K
606K

The cost of living in Hamamatsu is 9% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 5093rd and 4604th ($1033 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 262nd 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 Hamamatsu compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Hamamatsu ranked 472nd best city to live in Japan vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 2884th and 535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hamamatsu Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.72
$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.1
$52.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.96
$7.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$4.97
☕ Cappuccino
$3.17
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$393
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$868
$885
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$591
$549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.9
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.6
$16.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
0.94%
4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3378
$2627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2392
$1636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.7
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.5
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$2.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$7.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.16
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.23
$5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.29
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.3
$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.8
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.7
$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.3
$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$505
$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15188
$13518

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11 km or 6.7 mi Iwata
$966
18 km or 11 mi Fukuroi
$963
18 km or 11 mi Kosai
$940
25 km or 15 mi Kakegawa
$961
29 km or 18 mi Shinshiro
$941
32 km or 20 mi Kikugawa
$962
32 km or 20 mi Toyohashi
$948
35 km or 22 mi Toyokawa
$933
37 km or 23 mi Omaezaki
$964
43 km or 26 mi Shimada
$952
43 km or 27 mi Tahara
$934
45 km or 28 mi Makinohara
$960
48 km or 30 mi Yoshida
$954
48 km or 30 mi Gamagori
$941
51 km or 32 mi Fujieda
$936
54 km or 34 mi Kota
$956
56 km or 35 mi Yaizu
$932
58 km or 36 mi Okazaki
$1021
63 km or 39 mi Nishio
$975
64 km or 40 mi Chiryu
$965
66 km or 41 mi Anjo
$992
66 km or 41 mi Shizuoka
$980
67 km or 41 mi Toyota
$1004
69 km or 43 mi Hekinan
$967
72 km or 44 mi Takahama
$975
73 km or 45 mi Miyoshi
$976
73 km or 45 mi Kariya
$990
75 km or 47 mi Togo
$982
76 km or 47 mi Mihama
$958
76 km or 47 mi Higashiura
$987
76 km or 47 mi Taketoyo
$966
76 km or 47 mi Handa
$972
76 km or 48 mi Toyoake
$999
77 km or 48 mi Obu
$994
78 km or 49 mi Agui
$977
79 km or 49 mi Nisshin
$996
81 km or 50 mi Nagakute
$982
81 km or 50 mi Seto
$971
83 km or 52 mi Tokai
$999
84 km or 52 mi Mizunami
$954

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1362
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1088
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$827
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$860
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$927
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$827
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$985
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$877
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$893
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$982
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1080
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$909
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$928
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$864
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$976
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$831
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$835
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1163
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1080
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$981
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1303
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$922
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$461
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1335
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$850
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1194
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$920
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1028
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$622
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1438
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$906
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1345
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$814
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1825
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1907
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$385
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1013
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1257