Kumamoto vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kumamoto Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$957
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2378
$3118
🏠 One person rent
$363
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$567
$989
🍽️ Food expenses
$366
$449
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1610
$1623
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
59
59
😀 Quality of life
75
81
🏙️ Population
738K
595K

The cost of living in Kumamoto is 23% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 5985th and 4678th ($957 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 651st 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 Kumamoto compared to 1.3 months in Riga. Kumamoto ranked 132nd best city to live in Japan vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 1814th and 668th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kumamoto vs Riga

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Kumamoto Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.57
$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.4
$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$5.82
☕ Cappuccino
$3.75
$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$409
$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$177
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$542
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$328
$662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.4
$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.85%
4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4227
$3224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2125
$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$1.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.3
$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.3
$9.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.5
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.25
$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.39
$5.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.95
$9.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$53.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.6
$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.6
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$334
$528
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12557
$17597

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Mashiki
$896
13 km or 7.9 mi Koshi
$893
13 km or 8.1 mi Uto
$899
14 km or 8.6 mi Kikuyo
$896
17 km or 11 mi Uki
$898
18 km or 11 mi Ozu
$895
19 km or 12 mi Tamana
$894
23 km or 14 mi Kikuchi
$893
24 km or 15 mi Yamaga
$890
32 km or 20 mi Yatsushiro
$899
32 km or 20 mi Arao
$887
34 km or 21 mi Shimabara
$897
35 km or 21 mi Kami-Amakusa
$898
35 km or 22 mi Omuta
$886
41 km or 25 mi Minamishimabara
$902
43 km or 27 mi Aso
$894
44 km or 28 mi Miyama
$862
48 km or 30 mi Yame
$843
48 km or 30 mi Unzen
$904
49 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$866
49 km or 31 mi Chikugo
$843
54 km or 34 mi Okawa
$859
60 km or 37 mi Kurume
$820
61 km or 38 mi Isahaya
$907
61 km or 38 mi Amakusa
$906
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$880
62 km or 39 mi Hita
$908
63 km or 39 mi Miyaki
$834
64 km or 40 mi Saga
$903
64 km or 40 mi Kanzaki
$856
66 km or 41 mi Kashima
$907
66 km or 41 mi Hitoyoshi
$899
66 km or 41 mi Shiroishi
$904
67 km or 41 mi Tosu
$838
68 km or 42 mi Ogori
$852
68 km or 42 mi Taketa
$889
68 km or 42 mi Ogi
$897
69 km or 43 mi Asakura
$881
70 km or 43 mi Ureshino
$910
70 km or 44 mi Omura
$909

Cities near Riga

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