Kyoto vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1100
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2780
$3163
🏠 One person rent
$419
$592
🏘️ Family rent
$722
$1001
🍽️ Food expenses
$369
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$213
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1874
$1555
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
59
😀 Quality of life
78
80
🏙️ Population
1.46M
595K

The cost of living in Kyoto is 12% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 5014th and 4631st ($1100 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 2nd in Japan and Latvia, respectively. Check Japan vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kyoto compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Kyoto ranked 42nd best city to live in Japan vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 867th and 657th 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
$7.94
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.65
$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.27
$5.81
☕ Cappuccino
$3
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$467
$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$861
$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.4
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.2
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.4
$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.08%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4384
$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2352
$2218
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.45
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.6
$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.71
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.64
$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.47
$6.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.86
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.68
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.5
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$57
$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.2
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$607
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6117
$18197

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Cities near Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$930
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$949
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$950
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$964
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$946
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$942
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$949
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$960
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$930
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$932
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$932
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$954
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$946
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$986
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$936
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$946
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$946
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$986
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$941
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$970
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$982
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$938
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$975
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$964
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$949
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$982
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1010
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1063
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$987
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1026
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$950
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$958
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$948
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1042
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$988
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$996
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$991
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1044
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$929
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1010

Cities near Riga

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1374
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1000
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$893
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$938
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$895
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$964
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$860
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$982
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$932
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1179
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1225
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1054
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$974
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$938
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1040
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$835
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$859
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1220
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1258
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1077
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1434
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$928
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$758
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1594
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$881
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1455
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1085
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1114
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$1016
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1597
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1079
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1684
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1498
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1081
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1970
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1974
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$445
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1170
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1391