Kitakyushu vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kitakyushu Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1003
$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2593
$2787
🏠 One person rent
$369
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$652
$924
🍽️ Food expenses
$377
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$75.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1677
$1303
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
69
61
😀 Quality of life
71
79
🏙️ Population
935K
605K

The cost of living in Kitakyushu is 10% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 5478th and 4764th ($1003 vs $1113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 531st and 2nd in Japan and Latvia, respectively. Check Japan vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kitakyushu compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Kitakyushu ranked 290th best city to live in Japan vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 2236th and 596th 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
$5.93
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.2
$51.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.68
$7.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.78
$5.24
☕ Cappuccino
$3.28
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.68
$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$178
$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$915
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$396
$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$174
$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.1
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.65%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4955
$2774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2349
$1723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.59
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.6
$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.4
$8.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.72
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.05
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.35
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.03
$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.69
$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.6
$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37
$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.63
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.3
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$341
$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11851
$13840

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Distance City Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Shimonoseki
$950
15 km or 9.3 mi Kanda
$918
17 km or 11 mi Mizumaki
$916
18 km or 11 mi Nakama
$916
20 km or 12 mi Yukuhashi
$912
21 km or 13 mi Nogata
$916
24 km or 15 mi Fukuchi
$910
25 km or 16 mi Okagaki
$913
27 km or 17 mi Miyawaka
$913
28 km or 17 mi Tagawa
$908
31 km or 19 mi San'yo-Onoda
$884
32 km or 20 mi Iizuka
$908
33 km or 20 mi Munakata
$916
38 km or 24 mi Buzen
$902
38 km or 24 mi Fukutsu
$916
39 km or 24 mi Kama
$899
40 km or 25 mi Ube
$863
42 km or 26 mi Koga
$921
42 km or 26 mi Nakatsu
$905
43 km or 27 mi Mine
$854
44 km or 27 mi Sasaguri
$921
44 km or 28 mi Shingu
$919
48 km or 30 mi Sue
$917
48 km or 30 mi Kasuya
$922
49 km or 31 mi Umi
$918
49 km or 31 mi Shime
$925
53 km or 33 mi Dazaifu
$903
54 km or 33 mi Onojo
$920
54 km or 34 mi Chikuzen
$872
55 km or 34 mi Kasuga
$920
55 km or 34 mi Chikushino
$896
55 km or 34 mi Asakura
$866
55 km or 34 mi Fukuoka
$1057
58 km or 36 mi Usa
$908
60 km or 37 mi Nakagawa
$911
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$866
61 km or 38 mi Nagato
$864
62 km or 39 mi Ogori
$847
63 km or 39 mi Hita
$884
63 km or 39 mi Bungotakada
$910

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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