Himeji vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Himeji Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1009
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2604
$3118
🏠 One person rent
$352
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$581
$989
🍽️ Food expenses
$433
$449
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2064
$1623
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
53 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
61
59
😀 Quality of life
74
81
🏙️ Population
528K
595K

The cost of living in Himeji is 19% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 5590th and 4678th ($1009 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 418th and 2nd in Japan and Latvia, respectively. Check Japan vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Himeji compared to 1.3 months in Riga. Himeji ranked 157th best city to live in Japan vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 2002nd and 668th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Himeji vs Riga

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Himeji Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.79
$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.4
$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$5.82
☕ Cappuccino
$2.78
$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$364
$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$650
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$370
$662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.8
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.3
$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.02%
4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6288
$3224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3116
$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.49
$1.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.9
$9.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.7
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.67
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.95
$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.37
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.55
$5.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.2
$9.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.5
$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.64
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.2
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$53.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$49
$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.1
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$533
$528
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12376
$17597

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Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Taishi
$954
11 km or 7 mi Takasago
$966
13 km or 8.3 mi Tatsuno
$957
16 km or 9.9 mi Kakogawa
$1017
19 km or 12 mi Kasai
$976
20 km or 12 mi Aioi
$970
20 km or 13 mi Harima
$1010
22 km or 14 mi Inami
$1015
23 km or 14 mi Ono
$997
24 km or 15 mi Shiso
$968
28 km or 17 mi Ako
$982
28 km or 17 mi Miki
$1016
29 km or 18 mi Kato
$999
33 km or 20 mi Nishiwaki
$996
35 km or 21 mi Akashi
$1131
46 km or 29 mi Bizen
$959
48 km or 30 mi Awaji
$1142
48 km or 30 mi Kobe
$1103
50 km or 31 mi Sanda
$1012
51 km or 32 mi Tanba
$999
53 km or 33 mi Mimasaka
$959
56 km or 35 mi Sumoto
$1152
57 km or 35 mi Setouchi
$929
57 km or 35 mi Tamba-Sasayama
$1004
57 km or 36 mi Ashiya
$1029
59 km or 36 mi Asago
$983
59 km or 36 mi Minamiawaji
$1220
60 km or 37 mi Nishinomiya
$1093
61 km or 38 mi Akaiwa
$920
62 km or 38 mi Takarazuka
$1042
64 km or 40 mi Inagawa
$1012
66 km or 41 mi Yabu
$973
66 km or 41 mi Itami
$1041
66 km or 41 mi Amagasaki
$1078
67 km or 42 mi Fukuchiyama
$1009
67 km or 42 mi Kawanishi
$1028
68 km or 43 mi Ikeda
$1029
69 km or 43 mi Tsuyama
$948
70 km or 44 mi Higashikagawa
$1302
72 km or 45 mi Toyonaka
$1061

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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