Kumamoto vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kumamoto Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$991
$1270
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2470
$3141
🏠 One person rent
$367
$619
🏘️ Family rent
$555
$1049
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$445
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$81.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1577
$1509
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
58
61
😀 Quality of life
72
82
🏙️ Population
738K
605K

The cost of living in Kumamoto is 22% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 5653rd and 4556th ($991 vs $1270) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 503rd 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 Kumamoto compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Kumamoto ranked 387th best city to live in Japan vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 3164th and 625th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kumamoto Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.41
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$5.71
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$3.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$177
$378
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$545
$965
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$313
$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$189
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$285
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.7
$18.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.68%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3768
$3110
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2054
$1956
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.5
$35.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.7
$9.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.82
$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.8
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.6
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.27
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.65
$9.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.12
$5.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$9.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$3.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.1
$47.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.6
$91.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$397
$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12669
$16726

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Mashiki
$912
13 km or 7.9 mi Koshi
$914
13 km or 8.1 mi Uto
$914
14 km or 8.6 mi Kikuyo
$913
17 km or 11 mi Uki
$914
18 km or 11 mi Ozu
$909
19 km or 12 mi Tamana
$906
23 km or 14 mi Kikuchi
$903
24 km or 15 mi Yamaga
$897
32 km or 20 mi Yatsushiro
$907
32 km or 20 mi Arao
$892
34 km or 21 mi Shimabara
$899
35 km or 21 mi Kami-Amakusa
$903
35 km or 22 mi Omuta
$884
41 km or 25 mi Minamishimabara
$900
43 km or 27 mi Aso
$905
44 km or 28 mi Miyama
$860
48 km or 30 mi Yame
$843
48 km or 30 mi Unzen
$894
49 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$864
49 km or 31 mi Chikugo
$841
54 km or 34 mi Okawa
$853
60 km or 37 mi Kurume
$831
61 km or 38 mi Isahaya
$891
61 km or 38 mi Amakusa
$900
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$874
62 km or 39 mi Hita
$902
63 km or 39 mi Miyaki
$829
64 km or 40 mi Saga
$901
64 km or 40 mi Kanzaki
$852
66 km or 41 mi Kashima
$891
66 km or 41 mi Hitoyoshi
$900
66 km or 41 mi Shiroishi
$891
67 km or 41 mi Tosu
$832
68 km or 42 mi Ogori
$844
68 km or 42 mi Taketa
$900
68 km or 42 mi Ogi
$884
69 km or 43 mi Asakura
$873
70 km or 43 mi Ureshino
$895
70 km or 44 mi Omura
$891

Cities near Riga

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1419
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1046
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$889
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$928
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$894
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$967
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$864
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$988
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$968
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1184
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1192
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1041
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$974
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$929
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1034
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$840
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$865
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1174
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1334
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1057
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1414
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$920
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$680
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1601
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$883
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1372
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$999
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1113
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1089
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$829
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1566
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1064
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1737
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1485
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1083
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1947
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1937
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$349
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1125
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1383