Kawasaki vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawasaki Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1249
$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3397
$2787
🏠 One person rent
$545
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$924
🍽️ Food expenses
$414
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$75.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2537
$1303
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
99
61
😀 Quality of life
81
79
🏙️ Population
1.54M
605K

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 12% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 4340th and 4764th ($1249 vs $1113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th 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 months in Kawasaki compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Kawasaki ranked 13th best city to live in Japan vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 497th and 596th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kawasaki vs Riga

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Kawasaki Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.1
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$51.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.47
$7.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.44
$5.24
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$584
$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$364
$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1140
$915
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$968
$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.78%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6533
$2774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3250
$1723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.41
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$8.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.7
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.57
$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.62
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.66
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.1
$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.2
$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.8
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$543
$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15204
$13840

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Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1128
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1335
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1124
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1607
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1138
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1039
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1084
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1150
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1091
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1099
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1089
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1090
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1089
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1136
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1012
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1065
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$960
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1122
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$1023
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1028
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1103
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1143
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1077
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1080
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$908
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1045
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1125
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1089
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1099
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1098
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$1042
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1111
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1045
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1124
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$948
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1109
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1231
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1116

Cities near Riga

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1299
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$933
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$804
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$835
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$840
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$953
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$983
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$950
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$869
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1064
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1064
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$933
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$936
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$843
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$953
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$761
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$847
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1045
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1150
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$969
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1261
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$882
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$467
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1414
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$850
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1219
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$899
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1016
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$973
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$741
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1441
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$952
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1509
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1273
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$953
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1816
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1879
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$385
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1025
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1220