Hamamatsu vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamamatsu Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$991
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2629
$3118
🏠 One person rent
$345
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$592
$989
🍽️ Food expenses
$387
$449
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1462
$1623
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
58
59
😀 Quality of life
86
81
🏙️ Population
788K
595K

The cost of living in Hamamatsu is 21% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 5724th and 4678th ($991 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 492nd 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 1.3 months in Riga. Hamamatsu ranked 13th best city to live in Japan vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 398th and 668th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamamatsu vs Riga

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Hamamatsu Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.61
$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.9
$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.36
$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$5.82
☕ Cappuccino
$3.33
$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$338
$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$607
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$441
$662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.7
$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.7
$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
0.95%
4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4795
$3224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2728
$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$1.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.7
$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.3
$9.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.69
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.84
$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.07
$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.28
$5.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15
$9.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.11
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.2
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$53.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$46
$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.6
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$307
$528
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16739
$17597

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$926
18 km or 11 mi Fukuroi
$928
18 km or 11 mi Kosai
$887
25 km or 15 mi Kakegawa
$940
29 km or 18 mi Shinshiro
$904
32 km or 20 mi Kikugawa
$945
32 km or 20 mi Toyohashi
$840
35 km or 22 mi Toyokawa
$868
37 km or 23 mi Omaezaki
$955
43 km or 26 mi Shimada
$939
43 km or 27 mi Tahara
$885
45 km or 28 mi Makinohara
$947
48 km or 30 mi Yoshida
$943
48 km or 30 mi Gamagori
$901
51 km or 32 mi Fujieda
$929
54 km or 34 mi Kota
$917
56 km or 35 mi Yaizu
$924
58 km or 36 mi Okazaki
$977
63 km or 39 mi Nishio
$950
64 km or 40 mi Chiryu
$953
66 km or 41 mi Anjo
$962
66 km or 41 mi Shizuoka
$961
67 km or 41 mi Toyota
$990
69 km or 43 mi Hekinan
$949
72 km or 44 mi Takahama
$956
73 km or 45 mi Miyoshi
$967
73 km or 45 mi Kariya
$979
75 km or 47 mi Togo
$983
76 km or 47 mi Mihama
$952
76 km or 47 mi Higashiura
$978
76 km or 47 mi Taketoyo
$960
76 km or 47 mi Handa
$962
76 km or 48 mi Toyoake
$1002
77 km or 48 mi Obu
$996
78 km or 49 mi Agui
$971
79 km or 49 mi Nisshin
$997
81 km or 50 mi Nagakute
$972
81 km or 50 mi Seto
$957
83 km or 52 mi Tokai
$998
84 km or 52 mi Mizunami
$941

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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