Kobe vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1119
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2825
$2907
🏠 One person rent
$481
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$880
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$374
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1779
$1324
😷 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 4% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 4855th and 4672nd ($1119 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 121st 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 Kobe compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Kobe ranked 33rd best city to live in Japan vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 631st and 580th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kobe Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.03
$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.09
$5.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$671
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.9
$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.8
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.76%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4552
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3248
$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.49
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.5
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.16
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.51
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.78
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.2
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.2
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.5
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$359
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14101
$13962

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1084
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1169
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1181
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1096
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1132
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1083
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1072
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1073
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1097
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1066
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1052
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1045
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1068
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1106
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1212
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1088
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1072
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1068
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1067
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1174
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1094
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1080
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1362
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1086
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1138
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1080
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1091
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1140
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1087
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1169
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1071
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$1104
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1117
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1103
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1111
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1172
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1162
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1075
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1094

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