Hiroshima vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hiroshima Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$842
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2041
$3163
🏠 One person rent
$321
$592
🏘️ Family rent
$539
$1001
🍽️ Food expenses
$355
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.4
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2420
$1555
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
65
59
😀 Quality of life
93
80
🏙️ Population
1.2M
595K

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 33% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 6587th and 4631st ($842 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 876th 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 1.2 months in Riga. Hiroshima ranked 6th best city to live in Japan vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 67th and 657th 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
$5.91
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31
$56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.51
$5.81
☕ Cappuccino
$2.74
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.97
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$282
$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$196
$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$510
$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$362
$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.9
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.7
$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.05%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1968
$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1654
$2218
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.73
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.8
$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.7
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.78
$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$6.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.16
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.14
$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.2
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.35
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.8
$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.7
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$156
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3346
$18197

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Cities near Hiroshima

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kaita
$827
12 km or 7.5 mi Hatsukaichi
$847
13 km or 8.1 mi Kumano
$840
18 km or 11 mi Etajima
$866
18 km or 11 mi Kure
$871
26 km or 16 mi Higashihiroshima
$882
27 km or 17 mi Otake
$918
33 km or 20 mi Iwakuni
$943
39 km or 24 mi Akitakata
$881
42 km or 26 mi Takehara
$887
51 km or 32 mi Mihara
$885
57 km or 35 mi Yanai
$916
59 km or 37 mi Miyoshi
$895
61 km or 38 mi Imabari
$907
65 km or 40 mi Masuda
$902
67 km or 41 mi Hamada
$900
67 km or 41 mi Hikari
$913
68 km or 42 mi Matsuyama
$950
68 km or 42 mi Kudamatsu
$918
69 km or 43 mi Onomichi
$884
70 km or 44 mi Shunan
$932
71 km or 44 mi Masaki
$895
73 km or 45 mi Gotsu
$901
73 km or 46 mi Iyo
$896
73 km or 46 mi Shobara
$900
74 km or 46 mi Fuchu
$862
76 km or 47 mi Toon
$902
77 km or 48 mi Tobe
$897
84 km or 52 mi Fukuyama
$860
85 km or 53 mi Saijo
$925
89 km or 55 mi Niihama
$932
90 km or 56 mi Hofu
$964
90 km or 56 mi Oda
$908
93 km or 58 mi Yamaguchi
$1020
95 km or 59 mi Ibara
$873
97 km or 60 mi Hagi
$948
97 km or 61 mi Kasaoka
$874
98 km or 61 mi Ozu
$901
103 km or 64 mi Yawatahama
$896
105 km or 65 mi Asakuchi
$901

Cities near Riga

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