Kyoto vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3260
$2787
🏠 One person rent
$437
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$1169
$924
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$202
$75.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1866
$1303
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
61
😀 Quality of life
91
79
🏙️ Population
1.46M
605K

The cost of living in Kyoto is 3% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 4641st and 4764th ($1148 vs $1113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th 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 Kyoto compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Kyoto ranked 6th best city to live in Japan vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 112th and 596th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyoto vs Riga

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Kyoto Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.8
$51.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$7.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.35
$5.24
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$513
$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$299
$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1602
$915
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$896
$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.9
$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.8
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.78%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5311
$2774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5383
$1723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.3
$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27
$8.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.07
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.91
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.1
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.04
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.32
$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.14
$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.72
$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.8
$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.7
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.1
$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$359
$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7056
$13840

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KyotoRiga

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$349

$907

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Cities near Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$1048
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$1013
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$1010
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$1027
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$1018
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$1026
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$1014
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$1026
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$1007
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$1001
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$1004
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1087
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1091
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$1005
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$1039
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$998
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1136
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$1005
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$1030
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1100
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$988
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1142
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1065
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$1005
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$1059
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1101
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1302
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1065
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1117
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$1009
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$1008
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$1001
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1063
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$1046
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$1056
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$1045
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1106
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$979
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1062

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