Himeji vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Himeji Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$976
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2561
$3163
🏠 One person rent
$335
$592
🏘️ Family rent
$553
$1001
🍽️ Food expenses
$423
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$140
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2004
$1555
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
53 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
61
59
😀 Quality of life
75
80
🏙️ Population
528K
595K

The cost of living in Himeji is 22% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 5728th and 4631st ($976 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 468th and 2nd in Japan and Latvia, respectively. Check Japan vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Himeji compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Himeji ranked 160th best city to live in Japan vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 1726th and 657th 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
$7.38
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$5.81
☕ Cappuccino
$2.54
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$206
$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$628
$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$365
$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.2
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.08%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5390
$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2842
$2218
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.52
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$70.7
$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.87
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.8
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.53
$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$6.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.1
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.44
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.62
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.3
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.65
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$576
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14131
$18197

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Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Taishi
$924
11 km or 7 mi Takasago
$946
13 km or 8.3 mi Tatsuno
$934
16 km or 9.9 mi Kakogawa
$1007
19 km or 12 mi Kasai
$962
20 km or 12 mi Aioi
$946
20 km or 13 mi Harima
$1004
22 km or 14 mi Inami
$1014
23 km or 14 mi Ono
$997
24 km or 15 mi Shiso
$946
28 km or 17 mi Ako
$957
28 km or 17 mi Miki
$1031
29 km or 18 mi Kato
$997
33 km or 20 mi Nishiwaki
$989
35 km or 21 mi Akashi
$1141
46 km or 29 mi Bizen
$934
48 km or 30 mi Awaji
$1119
48 km or 30 mi Kobe
$1185
50 km or 31 mi Sanda
$1021
51 km or 32 mi Tanba
$984
53 km or 33 mi Mimasaka
$932
56 km or 35 mi Sumoto
$1122
57 km or 35 mi Setouchi
$898
57 km or 35 mi Tamba-Sasayama
$993
57 km or 36 mi Ashiya
$1012
59 km or 36 mi Asago
$969
59 km or 36 mi Minamiawaji
$1184
60 km or 37 mi Nishinomiya
$1066
61 km or 38 mi Akaiwa
$885
62 km or 38 mi Takarazuka
$1024
64 km or 40 mi Inagawa
$991
66 km or 41 mi Yabu
$955
66 km or 41 mi Itami
$1010
66 km or 41 mi Amagasaki
$1059
67 km or 42 mi Fukuchiyama
$992
67 km or 42 mi Kawanishi
$996
68 km or 43 mi Ikeda
$988
69 km or 43 mi Tsuyama
$922
70 km or 44 mi Higashikagawa
$1251
72 km or 45 mi Toyonaka
$1042

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1374
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1000
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$893
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$938
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$895
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$964
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$860
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$982
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$932
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1179
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1225
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1054
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$974
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$938
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1040
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$835
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$859
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1220
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1258
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1077
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1434
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$928
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$758
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1594
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$881
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1455
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1085
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1114
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$1016
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1597
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1079
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1684
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1498
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1081
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1970
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1974
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$445
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1170
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1391