Hiroshima vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hiroshima Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$883
$1270
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2148
$3141
🏠 One person rent
$336
$619
🏘️ Family rent
$568
$1049
🍽️ Food expenses
$372
$445
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$81.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2547
$1509
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
63
61
😀 Quality of life
89
82
🏙️ Population
1.2M
605K

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 30% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 6313th and 4556th ($883 vs $1270) 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 1.2 months in Riga. Hiroshima ranked 8th best city to live in Japan vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 266th and 625th 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
$5.95
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.6
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$5.71
 Cappuccino
$2.86
$3.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$302
$547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$378
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$541
$965
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$383
$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.2
$189
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$285
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.1
$18.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.8%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1883
$3110
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1565
$1956
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.8
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$35.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$9.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.19
$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.3
$9.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.68
$5.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$9.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.34
$3.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$47.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.6
$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.7
$91.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$164
$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3590
$16726

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Cities near Hiroshima

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kaita
$859
12 km or 7.5 mi Hatsukaichi
$882
13 km or 8.1 mi Kumano
$877
18 km or 11 mi Etajima
$904
18 km or 11 mi Kure
$913
26 km or 16 mi Higashihiroshima
$926
27 km or 17 mi Otake
$957
33 km or 20 mi Iwakuni
$986
39 km or 24 mi Akitakata
$924
42 km or 26 mi Takehara
$934
51 km or 32 mi Mihara
$939
57 km or 35 mi Yanai
$972
59 km or 37 mi Miyoshi
$941
61 km or 38 mi Imabari
$961
65 km or 40 mi Masuda
$964
67 km or 41 mi Hamada
$952
67 km or 41 mi Hikari
$975
68 km or 42 mi Matsuyama
$1019
68 km or 42 mi Kudamatsu
$989
69 km or 43 mi Onomichi
$954
70 km or 44 mi Shunan
$1005
71 km or 44 mi Masaki
$951
73 km or 45 mi Gotsu
$950
73 km or 46 mi Iyo
$955
73 km or 46 mi Shobara
$944
74 km or 46 mi Fuchu
$916
76 km or 47 mi Toon
$961
77 km or 48 mi Tobe
$958
84 km or 52 mi Fukuyama
$927
85 km or 53 mi Saijo
$978
89 km or 55 mi Niihama
$984
90 km or 56 mi Hofu
$1042
90 km or 56 mi Oda
$958
93 km or 58 mi Yamaguchi
$1117
95 km or 59 mi Ibara
$924
97 km or 60 mi Hagi
$1021
97 km or 61 mi Kasaoka
$920
98 km or 61 mi Ozu
$958
103 km or 64 mi Yawatahama
$952
105 km or 65 mi Asakuchi
$956

Cities near Riga

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1419
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1046
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$889
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$928
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$894
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$967
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$864
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$988
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$968
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1184
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1192
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1041
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$974
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$929
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1034
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$840
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$865
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1174
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1334
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1057
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1414
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$920
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$680
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1601
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$883
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1372
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$999
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1113
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1089
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$829
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1566
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1064
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1737
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1485
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1083
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1947
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1937
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$349
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1125
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1383