Kagoshima vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kagoshima Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1158
$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2542
$2787
🏠 One person rent
$557
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$715
$924
🍽️ Food expenses
$395
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$75.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2402
$1303
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
28 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
46
61
😀 Quality of life
71
79
🏙️ Population
594K
605K

The cost of living in Kagoshima is 4% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 4615th and 4764th ($1158 vs $1113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 60th 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 Kagoshima compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Kagoshima ranked 243rd best city to live in Japan vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 1989th and 596th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kagoshima vs Riga

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Kagoshima Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.68
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$51.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.23
$7.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.35
$5.24
 Cappuccino
$2.85
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.31
$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$512
$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$272
$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$713
$915
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$335
$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$115
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.83%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4063
$2774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2023
$1723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.2
$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$8.97
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.77
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.37
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.2
$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.93
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.8
$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.7
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.9
$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.4
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$302
$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11723
$13840

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$1050
16 km or 10 mi Aira
$1041
25 km or 16 mi Kirishima
$1016
27 km or 17 mi Minamikyushu
$1031
30 km or 19 mi Minamisatsuma
$1029
30 km or 19 mi Ichikikushikino
$1018
34 km or 21 mi Satsumasendai
$1006
36 km or 22 mi Satsuma
$992
37 km or 23 mi Kanoya
$1001
39 km or 24 mi Ibusuki
$1011
44 km or 27 mi Makurazaki
$1004
44 km or 27 mi Soo
$949
48 km or 30 mi Shibushi
$958
50 km or 31 mi Miyakonojo
$937
51 km or 32 mi Isa
$945
56 km or 35 mi Mimata
$907
58 km or 36 mi Izumi
$939
59 km or 37 mi Kobayashi
$912
71 km or 44 mi Minamata
$916
71 km or 44 mi Hitoyoshi
$913
78 km or 48 mi Nichinan
$894
89 km or 55 mi Miyazaki
$887
98 km or 61 mi Saito
$872
102 km or 63 mi Amakusa
$888
103 km or 64 mi Yatsushiro
$884
107 km or 67 mi Takanabe
$873
111 km or 69 mi Kami-Amakusa
$880
117 km or 73 mi Uki
$874
121 km or 75 mi Minamishimabara
$877
122 km or 76 mi Uto
$872
133 km or 82 mi Shimabara
$873
134 km or 84 mi Kumamoto
$894
135 km or 84 mi Mashiki
$871
136 km or 85 mi Hyuga
$905
142 km or 88 mi Unzen
$876
143 km or 89 mi Kikuyo
$870
145 km or 90 mi Koshi
$873
146 km or 90 mi Ozu
$874
147 km or 91 mi Isahaya
$883
147 km or 91 mi Nagasaki
$920

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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