Hiroshima vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hiroshima Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$878
$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2328
$2787
🏠 One person rent
$335
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$924
🍽️ Food expenses
$361
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$75.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2704
$1303
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
63
61
😀 Quality of life
88
79
🏙️ Population
1.2M
605K

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 21% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 6156th and 4764th ($878 vs $1113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 860th and 2nd in Japan and Latvia, respectively. Check Japan vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 3.1 months in Hiroshima compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Hiroshima ranked 8th best city to live in Japan vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 218th and 596th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hiroshima Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.03
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.3
$51.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.32
$7.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$5.24
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$302
$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$210
$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$742
$915
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$533
$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.4
$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.5
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.26%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1817
$2774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1133
$1723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.02
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.6
$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$8.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.23
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.38
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.41
$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1
$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.33
$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.6
$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6826
$13840

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Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kaita
$854
12 km or 7.5 mi Hatsukaichi
$857
13 km or 8.1 mi Kumano
$859
18 km or 11 mi Etajima
$865
18 km or 11 mi Kure
$886
26 km or 16 mi Higashihiroshima
$901
27 km or 17 mi Otake
$874
33 km or 20 mi Iwakuni
$881
39 km or 24 mi Akitakata
$897
42 km or 26 mi Takehara
$903
51 km or 32 mi Mihara
$906
57 km or 35 mi Yanai
$890
59 km or 37 mi Miyoshi
$915
61 km or 38 mi Imabari
$934
65 km or 40 mi Masuda
$889
67 km or 41 mi Hamada
$905
67 km or 41 mi Hikari
$887
68 km or 42 mi Matsuyama
$987
68 km or 42 mi Kudamatsu
$876
69 km or 43 mi Onomichi
$885
70 km or 44 mi Shunan
$866
71 km or 44 mi Masaki
$927
73 km or 45 mi Gotsu
$912
73 km or 46 mi Iyo
$928
73 km or 46 mi Shobara
$921
74 km or 46 mi Fuchu
$882
76 km or 47 mi Toon
$937
77 km or 48 mi Tobe
$934
84 km or 52 mi Fukuyama
$883
85 km or 53 mi Saijo
$951
89 km or 55 mi Niihama
$952
90 km or 56 mi Hofu
$827
90 km or 56 mi Oda
$915
93 km or 58 mi Yamaguchi
$781
95 km or 59 mi Ibara
$900
97 km or 60 mi Hagi
$846
97 km or 61 mi Kasaoka
$896
98 km or 61 mi Ozu
$934
103 km or 64 mi Yawatahama
$931
105 km or 65 mi Asakuchi
$936

Cities near Riga

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1299
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$933
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$804
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$835
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$840
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$953
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$983
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$950
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$869
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1064
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1064
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$933
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$936
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$843
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$953
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$761
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$847
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1045
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1150
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$969
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1261
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$882
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$467
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1414
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$850
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1219
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$899
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1016
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$973
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$741
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1441
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$952
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1509
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1273
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$953
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1816
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1879
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$385
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1025
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1220