Hiroshima vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hiroshima Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$877
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2128
$3118
🏠 One person rent
$334
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$563
$989
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$449
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2549
$1623
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
65
59
😀 Quality of life
92
81
🏙️ Population
1.2M
595K

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 30% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 6460th and 4678th ($877 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 874th and 2nd in Japan and Latvia, respectively. Check Japan vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.9 months in Hiroshima compared to 1.3 months in Riga. Hiroshima ranked 5th best city to live in Japan vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 88th and 668th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hiroshima vs Riga

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Hiroshima Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.16
$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.6
$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.78
$5.82
☕ Cappuccino
$2.87
$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$536
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$383
$662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.3
$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.05%
4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1955
$3224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1629
$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.78
$1.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$9.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.2
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.19
$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.08
$5.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$9.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.21
$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.16
$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$53.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.4
$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.6
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$165
$528
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3517
$17597

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Cities near Hiroshima

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kaita
$854
12 km or 7.5 mi Hatsukaichi
$877
13 km or 8.1 mi Kumano
$868
18 km or 11 mi Etajima
$902
18 km or 11 mi Kure
$902
26 km or 16 mi Higashihiroshima
$913
27 km or 17 mi Otake
$956
33 km or 20 mi Iwakuni
$981
39 km or 24 mi Akitakata
$913
42 km or 26 mi Takehara
$920
51 km or 32 mi Mihara
$919
57 km or 35 mi Yanai
$970
59 km or 37 mi Miyoshi
$925
61 km or 38 mi Imabari
$941
65 km or 40 mi Masuda
$963
67 km or 41 mi Hamada
$942
67 km or 41 mi Hikari
$974
68 km or 42 mi Matsuyama
$991
68 km or 42 mi Kudamatsu
$984
69 km or 43 mi Onomichi
$932
70 km or 44 mi Shunan
$1001
71 km or 44 mi Masaki
$934
73 km or 45 mi Gotsu
$938
73 km or 46 mi Iyo
$937
73 km or 46 mi Shobara
$924
74 km or 46 mi Fuchu
$898
76 km or 47 mi Toon
$942
77 km or 48 mi Tobe
$939
84 km or 52 mi Fukuyama
$913
85 km or 53 mi Saijo
$953
89 km or 55 mi Niihama
$964
90 km or 56 mi Hofu
$1031
90 km or 56 mi Oda
$940
93 km or 58 mi Yamaguchi
$1102
95 km or 59 mi Ibara
$906
97 km or 60 mi Hagi
$1019
97 km or 61 mi Kasaoka
$907
98 km or 61 mi Ozu
$940
103 km or 64 mi Yawatahama
$934
105 km or 65 mi Asakuchi
$934

Cities near Riga

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