Kawasaki vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawasaki Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1187
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3323
$2907
🏠 One person rent
$483
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$1130
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$404
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$200
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2645
$1324
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
99
61
😀 Quality of life
82
79
🏙️ Population
1.54M
605K

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 2% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 4637th and 4672nd ($1187 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd and 2nd in Japan and Latvia, respectively. Check Japan vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Kawasaki compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Kawasaki ranked 12th best city to live in Japan vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 452nd and 580th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kawasaki Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.27
$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.2
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.59
$5.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.83
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$557
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$286
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1195
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$861
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$175
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.79%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6674
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3436
$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.48
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.4
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.1
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.81
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.06
$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.14
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.5
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.4
$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13952
$13962

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Cities near Kawasaki

Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1385
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1112
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1641
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1124
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1071
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1133
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1070
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1096
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1090
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1086
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1082
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1121
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1079
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1057
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$976
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1106
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$982
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1070
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1084
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1115
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1085
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1081
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$942
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1079
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1153
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1073
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1075
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1059
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$1060
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1079
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1119
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1095
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$983
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1092
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1145
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1102

Cities near Riga

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1377
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1111
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$856
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$893
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$946
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$999
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$902
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$923
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1102
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1151
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$966
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$950
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$899
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1029
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$817
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$856
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1120
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1191
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1016
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1341
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$886
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$440
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1447
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$871
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1278
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$973
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1061
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$578
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1525
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$979
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1363
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$846
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1936
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2023
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$390
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1057
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1363