Kagoshima vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kagoshima Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$999
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2274
$2798
🏠 One person rent
$425
$549
🏘️ Family rent
$552
$919
🍽️ Food expenses
$371
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$132
$80.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2374
$1220
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
28 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
46
61
😀 Quality of life
73
79
🏙️ Population
594K
606K

The cost of living in Kagoshima is 12% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 5322nd and 4604th ($999 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 389th and 2nd in Japan and Latvia, respectively. Check Japan vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Kagoshima compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Kagoshima ranked 231st best city to live in Japan vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 1545th and 535th 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
$8.84
$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27
$52.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.66
$7.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.32
$4.97
 Cappuccino
$2.65
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$482
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$885
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.1
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.7
$16.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.85%
4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2696
$2627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1809
$1636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.26
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.8
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$10.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$2.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.28
$7.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.9
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.32
$5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.2
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.4
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.6
$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.1
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.7
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.1
$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.4
$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9009
$13518

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi Hioki
$929
16 km or 10 mi Aira
$925
25 km or 16 mi Kirishima
$915
27 km or 17 mi Minamikyushu
$926
30 km or 19 mi Minamisatsuma
$925
30 km or 19 mi Ichikikushikino
$923
34 km or 21 mi Satsumasendai
$919
36 km or 22 mi Satsuma
$911
37 km or 23 mi Kanoya
$908
39 km or 24 mi Ibusuki
$915
44 km or 27 mi Makurazaki
$914
44 km or 27 mi Soo
$885
48 km or 30 mi Shibushi
$890
50 km or 31 mi Miyakonojo
$882
51 km or 32 mi Isa
$896
56 km or 35 mi Mimata
$863
58 km or 36 mi Izumi
$902
59 km or 37 mi Kobayashi
$871
71 km or 44 mi Minamata
$895
71 km or 44 mi Hitoyoshi
$884
78 km or 48 mi Nichinan
$856
89 km or 55 mi Miyazaki
$867
98 km or 61 mi Saito
$850
102 km or 63 mi Amakusa
$904
103 km or 64 mi Yatsushiro
$875
107 km or 67 mi Takanabe
$850
111 km or 69 mi Kami-Amakusa
$881
117 km or 73 mi Uki
$862
121 km or 75 mi Minamishimabara
$893
122 km or 76 mi Uto
$861
133 km or 82 mi Shimabara
$885
134 km or 84 mi Kumamoto
$886
135 km or 84 mi Mashiki
$860
136 km or 85 mi Hyuga
$879
142 km or 88 mi Unzen
$911
143 km or 89 mi Kikuyo
$859
145 km or 90 mi Koshi
$860
146 km or 90 mi Ozu
$864
147 km or 91 mi Isahaya
$931
147 km or 91 mi Nagasaki
$1011

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