Kobe vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2716
$3118
🏠 One person rent
$453
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$989
🍽️ Food expenses
$423
$449
🚐 Transport expenses
$136
$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1876
$1623
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
91
59
😀 Quality of life
81
81
🏙️ Population
1.52M
595K

The cost of living in Kobe is 12% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 5047th and 4678th ($1103 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 98th 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 Kobe compared to 1.3 months in Riga. Kobe ranked 16th best city to live in Japan vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 681st and 668th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kobe vs Riga

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Kobe Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.87
$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.06
$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.89
$5.82
☕ Cappuccino
$2.81
$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$421
$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$555
$662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.2
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.8
$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.01%
4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5111
$3224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2533
$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$1.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.1
$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$9.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.6
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.52
$5.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$9.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.8
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$53.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.8
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$331
$528
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12285
$17597

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1029
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1093
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1131
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1042
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1016
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1012
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1041
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1015
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1028
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1029
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1061
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1012
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1010
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1274
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$997
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1037
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1033
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1041
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1127
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1049
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$999
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1162
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1047
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1017
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1040
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1044
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1075
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1045
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1046
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1051
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$966
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1057
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1056
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1062
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1142
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1051
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1084
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$996
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1071

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1423
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1027
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$908
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$944
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$912
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$1001
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$903
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$1012
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$994
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1214
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1230
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1083
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$1003
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$952
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1060
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$853
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$890
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1232
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1279
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1106
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1461
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$947
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$720
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1683
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$907
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1448
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1021
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1133
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$919
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1606
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1111
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1579
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1108
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1990
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2062
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$399
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1184
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1406