Kumamoto vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kumamoto Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$886
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2167
$2798
🏠 One person rent
$335
$549
🏘️ Family rent
$552
$919
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.8
$80.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1871
$1220
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
58
61
😀 Quality of life
72
79
🏙️ Population
738K
606K

The cost of living in Kumamoto is 22% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 6050th and 4604th ($886 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 832nd and 2nd in Japan and Latvia, respectively. Check Japan vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Kumamoto compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Kumamoto ranked 325th best city to live in Japan vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 2098th and 535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kumamoto Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.32
$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$52.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.92
$7.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.88
$4.97
 Cappuccino
$4.96
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$181
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$557
$885
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$377
$549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.8
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.3
$16.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.68%
4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3332
$2627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1979
$1636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.49
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.1
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$10.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.55
$2.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.2
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.43
$7.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.07
$5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.63
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.21
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.9
$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.9
$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.6
$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8419
$13518

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Cities near Kumamoto

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Mashiki
$860
13 km or 7.9 mi Koshi
$860
13 km or 8.1 mi Uto
$861
14 km or 8.6 mi Kikuyo
$859
17 km or 11 mi Uki
$862
18 km or 11 mi Ozu
$864
19 km or 12 mi Tamana
$865
23 km or 14 mi Kikuchi
$866
24 km or 15 mi Yamaga
$864
32 km or 20 mi Yatsushiro
$875
32 km or 20 mi Arao
$873
34 km or 21 mi Shimabara
$885
35 km or 21 mi Kami-Amakusa
$881
35 km or 22 mi Omuta
$874
41 km or 25 mi Minamishimabara
$893
43 km or 27 mi Aso
$881
44 km or 28 mi Miyama
$871
48 km or 30 mi Yame
$867
48 km or 30 mi Unzen
$911
49 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$874
49 km or 31 mi Chikugo
$868
54 km or 34 mi Okawa
$877
60 km or 37 mi Kurume
$899
61 km or 38 mi Isahaya
$931
61 km or 38 mi Amakusa
$904
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$877
62 km or 39 mi Hita
$882
63 km or 39 mi Miyaki
$873
64 km or 40 mi Saga
$913
64 km or 40 mi Kanzaki
$879
66 km or 41 mi Kashima
$904
66 km or 41 mi Hitoyoshi
$884
66 km or 41 mi Shiroishi
$898
67 km or 41 mi Tosu
$876
68 km or 42 mi Ogori
$879
68 km or 42 mi Taketa
$900
68 km or 42 mi Ogi
$892
69 km or 43 mi Asakura
$886
70 km or 43 mi Ureshino
$903
70 km or 44 mi Omura
$932

Cities near Riga

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1362
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1088
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$827
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$860
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$927
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$827
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$985
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$877
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$893
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$982
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1080
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$909
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$928
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$864
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$976
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$831
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$835
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1163
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1080
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$981
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1303
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$922
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$461
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1335
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$850
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1194
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$920
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1028
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$622
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1438
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$906
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1345
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$814
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1825
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1907
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$385
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1013
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1257