Kumamoto vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kumamoto Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$894
$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2221
$2787
🏠 One person rent
$337
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$550
$924
🍽️ Food expenses
$391
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.5
$75.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1792
$1303
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
58
61
😀 Quality of life
70
79
🏙️ Population
738K
605K

The cost of living in Kumamoto is 20% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 6073rd and 4764th ($894 vs $1113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 825th and 2nd in Japan and Latvia, respectively. Check Japan vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Kumamoto compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Kumamoto ranked 343rd best city to live in Japan vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 2451st and 596th 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
$3.37
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.1
$51.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$7.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.88
$5.24
 Cappuccino
$5.03
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$428
$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$182
$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$556
$915
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$373
$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.9
$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.1
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.7%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4226
$2774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2011
$1723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.4
$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.91
$8.97
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.55
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.2
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.91
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.27
$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.04
$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.11
$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.21
$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.8
$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.8
$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$314
$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11936
$13840

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Mashiki
$871
13 km or 7.9 mi Koshi
$873
13 km or 8.1 mi Uto
$872
14 km or 8.6 mi Kikuyo
$870
17 km or 11 mi Uki
$874
18 km or 11 mi Ozu
$874
19 km or 12 mi Tamana
$871
23 km or 14 mi Kikuchi
$874
24 km or 15 mi Yamaga
$869
32 km or 20 mi Yatsushiro
$884
32 km or 20 mi Arao
$866
34 km or 21 mi Shimabara
$873
35 km or 21 mi Kami-Amakusa
$880
35 km or 22 mi Omuta
$863
41 km or 25 mi Minamishimabara
$877
43 km or 27 mi Aso
$896
44 km or 28 mi Miyama
$850
48 km or 30 mi Yame
$842
48 km or 30 mi Unzen
$876
49 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$852
49 km or 31 mi Chikugo
$839
54 km or 34 mi Okawa
$852
60 km or 37 mi Kurume
$830
61 km or 38 mi Isahaya
$883
61 km or 38 mi Amakusa
$888
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$866
62 km or 39 mi Hita
$884
63 km or 39 mi Miyaki
$834
64 km or 40 mi Saga
$884
64 km or 40 mi Kanzaki
$848
66 km or 41 mi Kashima
$875
66 km or 41 mi Hitoyoshi
$913
66 km or 41 mi Shiroishi
$876
67 km or 41 mi Tosu
$838
68 km or 42 mi Ogori
$847
68 km or 42 mi Taketa
$914
68 km or 42 mi Ogi
$872
69 km or 43 mi Asakura
$866
70 km or 43 mi Ureshino
$878
70 km or 44 mi Omura
$882

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