Kitakyushu vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kitakyushu Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$963
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2447
$2798
🏠 One person rent
$366
$549
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$919
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$80.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1721
$1220
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
70
61
😀 Quality of life
72
79
🏙️ Population
935K
606K

The cost of living in Kitakyushu is 15% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 5571st and 4604th ($963 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 536th 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 Kitakyushu compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Kitakyushu ranked 289th best city to live in Japan vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 1910th and 535th 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
$3.84
$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$52.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.68
$7.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$4.97
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$406
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$177
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$635
$885
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$393
$549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.7
$16.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.68%
4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3114
$2627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2080
$1636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.93
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.1
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.5
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$2.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.6
$7.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.92
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.33
$5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.13
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.1
$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.91
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.9
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.6
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.1
$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.7
$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$343
$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8058
$13518

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Distance City Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Shimonoseki
$917
15 km or 9.3 mi Kanda
$887
17 km or 11 mi Mizumaki
$891
18 km or 11 mi Nakama
$890
20 km or 12 mi Yukuhashi
$883
21 km or 13 mi Nogata
$895
24 km or 15 mi Fukuchi
$894
25 km or 16 mi Okagaki
$897
27 km or 17 mi Miyawaka
$898
28 km or 17 mi Tagawa
$893
31 km or 19 mi San'yo-Onoda
$861
32 km or 20 mi Iizuka
$900
33 km or 20 mi Munakata
$902
38 km or 24 mi Buzen
$884
38 km or 24 mi Fukutsu
$910
39 km or 24 mi Kama
$894
40 km or 25 mi Ube
$846
42 km or 26 mi Koga
$914
42 km or 26 mi Nakatsu
$884
43 km or 27 mi Mine
$837
44 km or 27 mi Sasaguri
$915
44 km or 28 mi Shingu
$917
48 km or 30 mi Sue
$919
48 km or 30 mi Kasuya
$920
49 km or 31 mi Umi
$919
49 km or 31 mi Shime
$916
53 km or 33 mi Dazaifu
$909
54 km or 33 mi Onojo
$915
54 km or 34 mi Chikuzen
$893
55 km or 34 mi Kasuga
$920
55 km or 34 mi Chikushino
$905
55 km or 34 mi Asakura
$886
55 km or 34 mi Fukuoka
$1054
58 km or 36 mi Usa
$888
60 km or 37 mi Nakagawa
$915
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$877
61 km or 38 mi Nagato
$845
62 km or 39 mi Ogori
$879
63 km or 39 mi Hita
$882
63 km or 39 mi Bungotakada
$887

Cities near Riga

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