Himeji vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Himeji Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1212
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3992
$2907
🏠 One person rent
$560
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$1926
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$421
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2320
$1324
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
53 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
60
61
😀 Quality of life
72
79
🏙️ Population
528K
605K

The cost of living in Himeji is 4% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 4567th and 4672nd ($1212 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th and 2nd in Japan and Latvia, respectively. Check Japan vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Himeji compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Himeji ranked 231st best city to live in Japan vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 1864th and 580th among best cities to live in the world.

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Himeji Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.92
$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.4
$5.18
 Cappuccino
$3.08
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$644
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$413
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2737
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1548
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.7
$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.3
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.79%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5940
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3781
$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.2
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.2
$10.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.16
$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.9
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.26
$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.2
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.8
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.69
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.8
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.7
$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.6
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$616
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13943
$13962

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9.8 km or 6.1 mi Taishi
$1103
11 km or 7 mi Takasago
$1104
13 km or 8.3 mi Tatsuno
$1099
16 km or 9.9 mi Kakogawa
$1138
19 km or 12 mi Kasai
$1095
20 km or 12 mi Aioi
$1088
20 km or 13 mi Harima
$1106
22 km or 14 mi Inami
$1097
23 km or 14 mi Ono
$1088
24 km or 15 mi Shiso
$1085
28 km or 17 mi Ako
$1075
28 km or 17 mi Miki
$1083
29 km or 18 mi Kato
$1080
33 km or 20 mi Nishiwaki
$1075
35 km or 21 mi Akashi
$1181
46 km or 29 mi Bizen
$1025
48 km or 30 mi Awaji
$1172
48 km or 30 mi Kobe
$1119
50 km or 31 mi Sanda
$1072
51 km or 32 mi Tanba
$1074
53 km or 33 mi Mimasaka
$1044
56 km or 35 mi Sumoto
$1185
57 km or 35 mi Setouchi
$985
57 km or 35 mi Tamba-Sasayama
$1072
57 km or 36 mi Ashiya
$1084
59 km or 36 mi Asago
$1072
59 km or 36 mi Minamiawaji
$1249
60 km or 37 mi Nishinomiya
$1169
61 km or 38 mi Akaiwa
$977
62 km or 38 mi Takarazuka
$1096
64 km or 40 mi Inagawa
$1068
66 km or 41 mi Yabu
$1067
66 km or 41 mi Itami
$1073
66 km or 41 mi Amagasaki
$1132
67 km or 42 mi Fukuchiyama
$1075
67 km or 42 mi Kawanishi
$1066
68 km or 43 mi Ikeda
$1052
69 km or 43 mi Tsuyama
$1049
70 km or 44 mi Higashikagawa
$1231
72 km or 45 mi Toyonaka
$1045

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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