Hamamatsu vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamamatsu Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1046
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2744
$2907
🏠 One person rent
$424
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$814
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$366
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1588
$1324
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
57
61
😀 Quality of life
68
79
🏙️ Population
788K
605K

The cost of living in Hamamatsu is 11% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 5314th and 4672nd ($1046 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 420th 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 441st best city to live in Japan vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 3144th and 580th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hamamatsu Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.92
$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.5
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.22
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$5.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$414
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$297
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$868
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$620
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.2
$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.7
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
0.94%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5018
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2903
$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.05
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.1
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.6
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.13
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.5
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.41
$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.2
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.9
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.6
$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.5
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$288
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12706
$13962

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$996
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$993
18 km or 11 mi Kosai
$971
25 km or 15 mi Kakegawa
$1001
29 km or 18 mi Shinshiro
$981
32 km or 20 mi Kikugawa
$999
32 km or 20 mi Toyohashi
$946
35 km or 22 mi Toyokawa
$959
37 km or 23 mi Omaezaki
$1008
43 km or 26 mi Shimada
$989
43 km or 27 mi Tahara
$972
45 km or 28 mi Makinohara
$995
48 km or 30 mi Yoshida
$993
48 km or 30 mi Gamagori
$995
51 km or 32 mi Fujieda
$970
54 km or 34 mi Kota
$1019
56 km or 35 mi Yaizu
$964
58 km or 36 mi Okazaki
$1091
63 km or 39 mi Nishio
$1036
64 km or 40 mi Chiryu
$1033
66 km or 41 mi Anjo
$1054
66 km or 41 mi Shizuoka
$991
67 km or 41 mi Toyota
$1069
69 km or 43 mi Hekinan
$1029
72 km or 44 mi Takahama
$1034
73 km or 45 mi Miyoshi
$1029
73 km or 45 mi Kariya
$1046
75 km or 47 mi Togo
$1036
76 km or 47 mi Mihama
$1023
76 km or 47 mi Higashiura
$1042
76 km or 47 mi Taketoyo
$1027
76 km or 47 mi Handa
$1031
76 km or 48 mi Toyoake
$1048
77 km or 48 mi Obu
$1049
78 km or 49 mi Agui
$1033
79 km or 49 mi Nisshin
$1050
81 km or 50 mi Nagakute
$1034
81 km or 50 mi Seto
$1023
83 km or 52 mi Tokai
$1052
84 km or 52 mi Mizunami
$1007

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1377
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1111
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$856
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$893
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$946
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$999
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$902
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$923
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1102
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1151
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$966
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$950
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$899
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1029
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$817
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$856
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1120
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1191
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1016
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1341
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$886
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$440
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1447
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$871
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1278
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$973
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1061
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$578
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1525
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$979
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1363
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$846
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1936
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2023
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$390
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1057
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1363