Hiroshima vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hiroshima Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$954
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2384
$2798
🏠 One person rent
$372
$549
🏘️ Family rent
$641
$919
🍽️ Food expenses
$364
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$80.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1957
$1220
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
63
61
😀 Quality of life
71
79
🏙️ Population
1.2M
606K

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 16% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 5644th and 4604th ($954 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 584th 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 Hiroshima compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Hiroshima ranked 376th best city to live in Japan vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 2347th and 535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hiroshima Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.34
$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.5
$52.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.36
$7.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.31
$4.97
 Cappuccino
$3.01
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$255
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$783
$885
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$470
$549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.9
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.7
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$16.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.8%
4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3758
$2627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2699
$1636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.45
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.3
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$10.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.81
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.8
$2.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.04
$7.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.92
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.44
$5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.98
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.34
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.14
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.9
$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.2
$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8672
$13518

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Cities near Hiroshima

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kaita
$884
12 km or 7.5 mi Hatsukaichi
$883
13 km or 8.1 mi Kumano
$889
18 km or 11 mi Etajima
$887
18 km or 11 mi Kure
$907
26 km or 16 mi Higashihiroshima
$908
27 km or 17 mi Otake
$885
33 km or 20 mi Iwakuni
$885
39 km or 24 mi Akitakata
$896
42 km or 26 mi Takehara
$899
51 km or 32 mi Mihara
$895
57 km or 35 mi Yanai
$881
59 km or 37 mi Miyoshi
$901
61 km or 38 mi Imabari
$909
65 km or 40 mi Masuda
$879
67 km or 41 mi Hamada
$892
67 km or 41 mi Hikari
$872
68 km or 42 mi Matsuyama
$967
68 km or 42 mi Kudamatsu
$860
69 km or 43 mi Onomichi
$882
70 km or 44 mi Shunan
$850
71 km or 44 mi Masaki
$903
73 km or 45 mi Gotsu
$895
73 km or 46 mi Iyo
$906
73 km or 46 mi Shobara
$904
74 km or 46 mi Fuchu
$879
76 km or 47 mi Toon
$911
77 km or 48 mi Tobe
$909
84 km or 52 mi Fukuyama
$907
85 km or 53 mi Saijo
$919
89 km or 55 mi Niihama
$915
90 km or 56 mi Hofu
$815
90 km or 56 mi Oda
$898
93 km or 58 mi Yamaguchi
$771
95 km or 59 mi Ibara
$888
97 km or 60 mi Hagi
$827
97 km or 61 mi Kasaoka
$885
98 km or 61 mi Ozu
$909
103 km or 64 mi Yawatahama
$906
105 km or 65 mi Asakuchi
$902

Cities near Riga

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1362
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1088
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$827
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$860
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$927
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$827
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$985
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$877
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$893
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$982
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1080
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$909
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$928
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$864
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$976
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$831
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$835
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1163
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1080
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$981
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1303
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$922
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$461
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1335
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$850
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1194
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$920
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1028
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$622
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1438
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$906
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1345
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$814
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1825
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1907
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$385
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1013
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1257