Hamamatsu vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamamatsu Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1016
$1270
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2637
$3141
🏠 One person rent
$400
$619
🏘️ Family rent
$678
$1049
🍽️ Food expenses
$372
$445
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$81.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1493
$1509
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
57
61
😀 Quality of life
72
82
🏙️ Population
788K
605K

The cost of living in Hamamatsu is 20% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 5456th and 4556th ($1016 vs $1270) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st 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 1.2 months in Riga. Hamamatsu ranked 427th best city to live in Japan vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 3374th and 625th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hamamatsu Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.74
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.4
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.94
$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$5.71
 Cappuccino
$2.94
$3.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$394
$547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$278
$378
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$722
$965
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$496
$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.7
$189
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$285
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.6
$18.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
0.95%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4188
$3110
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2390
$1956
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.1
$35.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$9.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.09
$9.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.19
$5.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$9.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.29
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.15
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$3.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$47.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.2
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$43
$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.8
$91.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$266
$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18130
$16726

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11 km or 6.7 mi Iwata
$959
18 km or 11 mi Fukuroi
$962
18 km or 11 mi Kosai
$897
25 km or 15 mi Kakegawa
$968
29 km or 18 mi Shinshiro
$908
32 km or 20 mi Kikugawa
$974
32 km or 20 mi Toyohashi
$814
35 km or 22 mi Toyokawa
$853
37 km or 23 mi Omaezaki
$977
43 km or 26 mi Shimada
$976
43 km or 27 mi Tahara
$884
45 km or 28 mi Makinohara
$976
48 km or 30 mi Yoshida
$979
48 km or 30 mi Gamagori
$909
51 km or 32 mi Fujieda
$973
54 km or 34 mi Kota
$937
56 km or 35 mi Yaizu
$976
58 km or 36 mi Okazaki
$1005
63 km or 39 mi Nishio
$961
64 km or 40 mi Chiryu
$960
66 km or 41 mi Anjo
$978
66 km or 41 mi Shizuoka
$1025
67 km or 41 mi Toyota
$1001
69 km or 43 mi Hekinan
$960
72 km or 44 mi Takahama
$971
73 km or 45 mi Miyoshi
$975
73 km or 45 mi Kariya
$987
75 km or 47 mi Togo
$985
76 km or 47 mi Mihama
$958
76 km or 47 mi Higashiura
$982
76 km or 47 mi Taketoyo
$966
76 km or 47 mi Handa
$970
76 km or 48 mi Toyoake
$997
77 km or 48 mi Obu
$992
78 km or 49 mi Agui
$978
79 km or 49 mi Nisshin
$998
81 km or 50 mi Nagakute
$985
81 km or 50 mi Seto
$972
83 km or 52 mi Tokai
$998
84 km or 52 mi Mizunami
$954

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1419
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1046
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$889
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$928
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$894
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$967
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$864
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$988
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$968
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1184
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1192
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1041
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$974
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$929
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1034
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$840
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$865
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1174
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1334
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1057
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1414
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$920
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$680
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1601
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$883
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1372
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$999
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1113
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1089
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$829
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1566
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1064
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1737
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1485
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1083
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1947
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1937
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$349
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1125
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1383