Kawaguchi vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawaguchi Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1052
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2769
$2798
🏠 One person rent
$500
$549
🏘️ Family rent
$981
$919
🍽️ Food expenses
$320
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$80.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2205
$1220
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
61
😀 Quality of life
80
79
🏙️ Population
593K
606K

The cost of living in Kawaguchi is 7% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 4965th and 4604th ($1052 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 183rd 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 Kawaguchi compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Kawaguchi ranked 19th best city to live in Japan vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 446th and 535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kawaguchi Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.69
$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.1
$52.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.97
$7.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$4.97
☕ Cappuccino
$3.07
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1015
$885
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$708
$549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$179
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$16.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.72%
4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5296
$2627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3256
$1636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.25
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.6
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.7
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.2
$2.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$7.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.22
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.29
$5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.4
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.75
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46
$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.4
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.6
$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.1
$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$445
$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13821
$13518

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Toda
$988
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Warabi
$973
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Soka
$1071
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Saitama
$1063
11 km or 6.5 mi Yashio
$1045
11 km or 6.9 mi Koshigaya
$1133
11 km or 6.9 mi Wako
$1052
12 km or 7.4 mi Asaka
$1041
13 km or 8.3 mi Shiki
$1009
13 km or 8.4 mi Tokyo
$1556
14 km or 8.5 mi Misato
$1049
14 km or 8.7 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
14 km or 9 mi Niiza
$1053
15 km or 9.6 mi Hirai
$1051
15 km or 9.6 mi Matsubushi
$1057
16 km or 10 mi Matsudo
$1143
17 km or 10 mi Fujimi
$1031
17 km or 11 mi Nagareyama
$1068
17 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1105
18 km or 11 mi Miyoshi
$1036
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1052
18 km or 11 mi Higashikurume
$1066
19 km or 12 mi Kasukabe
$1058
19 km or 12 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
20 km or 12 mi Fujimino
$1063
20 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1117
21 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$985
21 km or 13 mi Noda
$1039
21 km or 13 mi Hasuda
$1035
22 km or 14 mi Ageo
$1069
23 km or 14 mi Kashiwa
$1136
23 km or 14 mi Tokorozawa
$1102
23 km or 14 mi Ina
$1043
23 km or 14 mi Komae
$1099
23 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1067
23 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1062
24 km or 15 mi Higashimurayama
$1062
24 km or 15 mi Shiraoka
$1037
24 km or 15 mi Miyashiro
$1036
24 km or 15 mi Kodaira
$1078

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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