Kobe vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Kobe Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1107
$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2821
$2787
🏠 One person rent
$460
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$848
$924
🍽️ Food expenses
$400
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$75.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1696
$1303
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
91
61
😀 Quality of life
78
79
🏙️ Population
1.52M
605K

The cost of living in Kobe is 0.6% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 4793rd and 4764th ($1107 vs $1113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 127th and 2nd in Japan and Latvia, respectively. Check Japan vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kobe compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Kobe ranked 31st best city to live in Japan vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 674th and 596th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Kobe vs Riga infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Kobe vs Riga

Prices for goods and services in Kobe and Riga are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Kobe Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.64
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.7
$51.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.64
$7.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$5.24
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$437
$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$846
$915
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.4
$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.5
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.78%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4362
$2774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3074
$1723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.3
$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$8.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.17
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$31.1
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.16
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.32
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60
$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.2
$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$342
$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16179
$13840

Cost of living in other countries

KobeRiga

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Kobe

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1049
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1127
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1158
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1072
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1111
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1057
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1048
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1062
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1072
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1056
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1046
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1063
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1045
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1073
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1242
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1057
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1051
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1059
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1051
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1146
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1074
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1049
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1302
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1065
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1110
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1059
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1062
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1117
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1059
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1142
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1049
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$1076
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1101
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1076
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1084
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1156
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1136
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1106
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1046
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1079

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