Kagoshima vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kagoshima Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$991
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2390
$3118
🏠 One person rent
$425
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$625
$989
🍽️ Food expenses
$326
$449
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1899
$1623
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
28 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
47
59
😀 Quality of life
74
81
🏙️ Population
594K
595K

The cost of living in Kagoshima is 21% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 5728th and 4678th ($991 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 495th and 2nd in Japan and Latvia, respectively. Check Japan vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Kagoshima compared to 1.3 months in Riga. Kagoshima ranked 184th best city to live in Japan vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 2240th and 668th 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
$5.1
$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.5
$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.86
$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$5.82
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$527
$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$730
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$324
$662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.5
$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.88%
4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4007
$3224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2131
$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.3
$1.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.5
$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.3
$9.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.5
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.27
$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.05
$5.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$9.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.29
$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.8
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.8
$53.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.1
$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.6
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$329
$528
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12648
$17597

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi Hioki
$923
16 km or 10 mi Aira
$924
25 km or 16 mi Kirishima
$914
27 km or 17 mi Minamikyushu
$921
30 km or 19 mi Minamisatsuma
$919
30 km or 19 mi Ichikikushikino
$916
34 km or 21 mi Satsumasendai
$919
36 km or 22 mi Satsuma
$916
37 km or 23 mi Kanoya
$913
39 km or 24 mi Ibusuki
$915
44 km or 27 mi Makurazaki
$911
44 km or 27 mi Soo
$887
48 km or 30 mi Shibushi
$893
50 km or 31 mi Miyakonojo
$887
51 km or 32 mi Isa
$903
56 km or 35 mi Mimata
$865
58 km or 36 mi Izumi
$911
59 km or 37 mi Kobayashi
$878
71 km or 44 mi Minamata
$909
71 km or 44 mi Hitoyoshi
$899
78 km or 48 mi Nichinan
$856
89 km or 55 mi Miyazaki
$833
98 km or 61 mi Saito
$838
102 km or 63 mi Amakusa
$906
103 km or 64 mi Yatsushiro
$899
107 km or 67 mi Takanabe
$845
111 km or 69 mi Kami-Amakusa
$898
117 km or 73 mi Uki
$898
121 km or 75 mi Minamishimabara
$902
122 km or 76 mi Uto
$899
133 km or 82 mi Shimabara
$897
134 km or 84 mi Kumamoto
$957
135 km or 84 mi Mashiki
$896
136 km or 85 mi Hyuga
$891
142 km or 88 mi Unzen
$904
143 km or 89 mi Kikuyo
$896
145 km or 90 mi Koshi
$893
146 km or 90 mi Ozu
$895
147 km or 91 mi Isahaya
$907
147 km or 91 mi Nagasaki
$960

Cities near Riga

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1423
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1027
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$908
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$944
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$912
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$1001
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$903
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$1012
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$994
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1214
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1230
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1083
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$1003
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$952
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1060
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$853
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$890
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1232
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1279
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1106
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1461
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$947
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$720
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1683
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$907
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1448
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1021
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1133
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$919
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1606
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1111
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1579
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1108
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1990
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2062
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$399
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1184
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1406