Kumamoto vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kumamoto Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$970
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2425
$2907
🏠 One person rent
$391
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$645
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.5
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1884
$1324
😷 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 17% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 5889th and 4672nd ($970 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 802nd and 2nd in Japan and Latvia, respectively. Check Japan vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Kumamoto compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Kumamoto ranked 352nd best city to live in Japan vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 2570th and 580th 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
$6.34
$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.39
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.43
$5.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.7
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$585
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$397
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.9
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.67%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4474
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2153
$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.69
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.5
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.95
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.31
$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.9
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.31
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.33
$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.79
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.13
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.4
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.5
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$425
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12605
$13962

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Mashiki
$933
13 km or 7.9 mi Koshi
$936
13 km or 8.1 mi Uto
$935
14 km or 8.6 mi Kikuyo
$938
17 km or 11 mi Uki
$936
18 km or 11 mi Ozu
$938
19 km or 12 mi Tamana
$937
23 km or 14 mi Kikuchi
$940
24 km or 15 mi Yamaga
$942
32 km or 20 mi Yatsushiro
$941
32 km or 20 mi Arao
$946
34 km or 21 mi Shimabara
$936
35 km or 21 mi Kami-Amakusa
$938
35 km or 22 mi Omuta
$950
41 km or 25 mi Minamishimabara
$932
43 km or 27 mi Aso
$951
44 km or 28 mi Miyama
$971
48 km or 30 mi Yame
$976
48 km or 30 mi Unzen
$932
49 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$972
49 km or 31 mi Chikugo
$980
54 km or 34 mi Okawa
$979
60 km or 37 mi Kurume
$1039
61 km or 38 mi Isahaya
$922
61 km or 38 mi Amakusa
$938
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$982
62 km or 39 mi Hita
$968
63 km or 39 mi Miyaki
$1003
64 km or 40 mi Saga
$1014
64 km or 40 mi Kanzaki
$998
66 km or 41 mi Kashima
$955
66 km or 41 mi Hitoyoshi
$950
66 km or 41 mi Shiroishi
$964
67 km or 41 mi Tosu
$1007
68 km or 42 mi Ogori
$1002
68 km or 42 mi Taketa
$964
68 km or 42 mi Ogi
$982
69 km or 43 mi Asakura
$995
70 km or 43 mi Ureshino
$961
70 km or 44 mi Omura
$919

Cities near Riga

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1377
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1111
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$856
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$893
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$946
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$999
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$902
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$923
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1102
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1151
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$966
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$950
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$899
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1029
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$817
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$856
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1120
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1191
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1016
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1341
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$886
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$440
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1447
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$871
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1278
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$973
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1061
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$578
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1525
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$979
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1363
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$846
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1936
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2023
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$390
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1057
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1363