Kitakyushu vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kitakyushu Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1044
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2696
$2907
🏠 One person rent
$396
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$689
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1699
$1324
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
70
61
😀 Quality of life
70
79
🏙️ Population
935K
605K

The cost of living in Kitakyushu is 11% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 5340th and 4672nd ($1044 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 437th and 2nd in Japan and Latvia, respectively. Check Japan vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Kitakyushu compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Kitakyushu ranked 317th best city to live in Japan vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 2364th and 580th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kitakyushu vs Riga

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Kitakyushu Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.25
$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.6
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.23
$5.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.05
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$421
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$186
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$404
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.68%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5404
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2556
$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.71
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.3
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.39
$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.82
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.62
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.66
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.77
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.74
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.04
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.5
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.6
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12605
$13962

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Distance City Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Shimonoseki
$1033
15 km or 9.3 mi Kanda
$964
17 km or 11 mi Mizumaki
$975
18 km or 11 mi Nakama
$975
20 km or 12 mi Yukuhashi
$971
21 km or 13 mi Nogata
$980
24 km or 15 mi Fukuchi
$982
25 km or 16 mi Okagaki
$985
27 km or 17 mi Miyawaka
$988
28 km or 17 mi Tagawa
$984
31 km or 19 mi San'yo-Onoda
$950
32 km or 20 mi Iizuka
$996
33 km or 20 mi Munakata
$996
38 km or 24 mi Buzen
$969
38 km or 24 mi Fukutsu
$1006
39 km or 24 mi Kama
$994
40 km or 25 mi Ube
$924
42 km or 26 mi Koga
$1015
42 km or 26 mi Nakatsu
$966
43 km or 27 mi Mine
$917
44 km or 27 mi Sasaguri
$1023
44 km or 28 mi Shingu
$1020
48 km or 30 mi Sue
$1026
48 km or 30 mi Kasuya
$1026
49 km or 31 mi Umi
$1022
49 km or 31 mi Shime
$1026
53 km or 33 mi Dazaifu
$1018
54 km or 33 mi Onojo
$1025
54 km or 34 mi Chikuzen
$1006
55 km or 34 mi Kasuga
$1024
55 km or 34 mi Chikushino
$1021
55 km or 34 mi Asakura
$995
55 km or 34 mi Fukuoka
$1162
58 km or 36 mi Usa
$966
60 km or 37 mi Nakagawa
$1021
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$982
61 km or 38 mi Nagato
$925
62 km or 39 mi Ogori
$1002
63 km or 39 mi Hita
$968
63 km or 39 mi Bungotakada
$964

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