Kawaguchi vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawaguchi Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1045
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2616
$3163
🏠 One person rent
$502
$592
🏘️ Family rent
$856
$1001
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1897
$1555
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
59
😀 Quality of life
78
80
🏙️ Population
594K
595K

The cost of living in Kawaguchi is 17% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 5226th and 4631st ($1045 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 175th and 2nd in Japan and Latvia, respectively. Check Japan vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Kawaguchi compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Kawaguchi ranked 48th best city to live in Japan vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 909th and 657th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kawaguchi vs Riga

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Kawaguchi Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.48
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.1
$56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.75
$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$5.81
☕ Cappuccino
$2.98
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$522
$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$322
$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$932
$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$589
$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.2
$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.93%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6211
$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3627
$2218
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.08
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.2
$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.1
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.31
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.59
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.83
$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.82
$6.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.65
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.3
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.6
$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$410
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15187
$18197

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Toda
$985
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Warabi
$973
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Soka
$1075
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Saitama
$1055
11 km or 6.5 mi Yashio
$1037
11 km or 6.9 mi Koshigaya
$1107
11 km or 6.9 mi Wako
$1073
12 km or 7.4 mi Asaka
$1051
13 km or 8.3 mi Shiki
$1004
13 km or 8.4 mi Tokyo
$1679
14 km or 8.5 mi Misato
$1038
14 km or 8.7 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
14 km or 9 mi Niiza
$1068
15 km or 9.6 mi Hirai
$1074
15 km or 9.6 mi Matsubushi
$1051
16 km or 10 mi Matsudo
$1084
17 km or 10 mi Fujimi
$1009
17 km or 11 mi Nagareyama
$1064
17 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1131
18 km or 11 mi Miyoshi
$1033
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1064
18 km or 11 mi Higashikurume
$1086
19 km or 12 mi Kasukabe
$1065
19 km or 12 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
20 km or 12 mi Fujimino
$1006
20 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1144
21 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1005
21 km or 13 mi Noda
$1096
21 km or 13 mi Hasuda
$1029
22 km or 14 mi Ageo
$1040
23 km or 14 mi Kashiwa
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
23 km or 14 mi Ina
$1028
23 km or 14 mi Komae
$1133
23 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1087
23 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1080
24 km or 15 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
24 km or 15 mi Shiraoka
$1036
24 km or 15 mi Miyashiro
$1035
24 km or 15 mi Kodaira
$1101

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1374
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1000
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$893
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$938
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$895
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$964
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$860
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$982
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$932
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1179
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1225
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1054
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$974
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$938
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1040
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$835
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$859
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1220
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1258
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1077
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1434
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$928
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$758
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1594
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$881
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1455
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1085
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1114
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$1016
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1597
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1079
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1684
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1498
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1081
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1970
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1974
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$445
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1170
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1391