Kyoto vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1026
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2835
$2798
🏠 One person rent
$385
$549
🏘️ Family rent
$914
$919
🍽️ Food expenses
$359
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$80.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1593
$1220
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
61
😀 Quality of life
90
79
🏙️ Population
1.46M
606K

The cost of living in Kyoto is 10% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 5138th and 4604th ($1026 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 285th 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 1.1 months in Riga. Kyoto ranked 8th best city to live in Japan vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 118th and 535th 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
$6.61
$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$52.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.65
$7.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$4.97
☕ Cappuccino
$2.87
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$402
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1108
$885
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$691
$549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.1
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.1
$16.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.63%
4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5276
$2627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5307
$1636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.4
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$2.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$7.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.71
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.75
$5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.14
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.71
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.8
$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$17
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.4
$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$354
$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8938
$13518

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Cities near Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$924
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$939
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$950
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$959
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$966
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$982
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$949
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$963
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$921
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$920
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$921
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$960
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1069
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1075
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$924
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$1002
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$935
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1103
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$935
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$967
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1055
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$921
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1105
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1009
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$935
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$997
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1048
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1284
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1007
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1069
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$945
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$933
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$940
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$972
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$977
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$995
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$996
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1041
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$909
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1006

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