Hiroshima vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hiroshima Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1003
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2465
$2907
🏠 One person rent
$407
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$709
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$363
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1735
$1324
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
63
61
😀 Quality of life
68
79
🏙️ Population
1.2M
605K

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 14% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 5674th and 4672nd ($1003 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 664th and 2nd in Japan and Latvia, respectively. Check Japan vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Hiroshima compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Hiroshima ranked 446th best city to live in Japan vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 3185th and 580th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hiroshima Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.54
$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.22
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.42
$5.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.14
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$767
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.4
$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.51%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6276
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3477
$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.1
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.71
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.69
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.15
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.44
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.44
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.4
$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.4
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$178
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7209
$13962

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Cities near Hiroshima

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kaita
$936
12 km or 7.5 mi Hatsukaichi
$954
13 km or 8.1 mi Kumano
$944
18 km or 11 mi Etajima
$970
18 km or 11 mi Kure
$981
26 km or 16 mi Higashihiroshima
$986
27 km or 17 mi Otake
$1017
33 km or 20 mi Iwakuni
$1040
39 km or 24 mi Akitakata
$974
42 km or 26 mi Takehara
$978
51 km or 32 mi Mihara
$975
57 km or 35 mi Yanai
$988
59 km or 37 mi Miyoshi
$984
61 km or 38 mi Imabari
$999
65 km or 40 mi Masuda
$968
67 km or 41 mi Hamada
$981
67 km or 41 mi Hikari
$968
68 km or 42 mi Matsuyama
$1063
68 km or 42 mi Kudamatsu
$952
69 km or 43 mi Onomichi
$960
70 km or 44 mi Shunan
$942
71 km or 44 mi Masaki
$993
73 km or 45 mi Gotsu
$988
73 km or 46 mi Iyo
$996
73 km or 46 mi Shobara
$986
74 km or 46 mi Fuchu
$954
76 km or 47 mi Toon
$999
77 km or 48 mi Tobe
$997
84 km or 52 mi Fukuyama
$987
85 km or 53 mi Saijo
$1018
89 km or 55 mi Niihama
$1021
90 km or 56 mi Hofu
$882
90 km or 56 mi Oda
$1009
93 km or 58 mi Yamaguchi
$818
95 km or 59 mi Ibara
$962
97 km or 60 mi Hagi
$905
97 km or 61 mi Kasaoka
$961
98 km or 61 mi Ozu
$997
103 km or 64 mi Yawatahama
$995
105 km or 65 mi Asakuchi
$983

Cities near Riga

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