Kyoto vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1107
$1270
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2727
$3141
🏠 One person rent
$427
$619
🏘️ Family rent
$722
$1049
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$445
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$81.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1887
$1509
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
61
😀 Quality of life
79
82
🏙️ Population
1.46M
605K

The cost of living in Kyoto is 13% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 4942nd and 4556th ($1107 vs $1270) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 70th 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 70th best city to live in Japan vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 947th and 625th 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
$8.41
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.5
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$5.71
☕ Cappuccino
$3.01
$3.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$483
$547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$378
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$852
$965
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$524
$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66
$189
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$285
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.6
$18.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.77%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3787
$3110
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2415
$1956
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.54
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.3
$35.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$9.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.13
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.91
$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.96
$9.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.63
$5.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.19
$9.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.12
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.71
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$3.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.7
$47.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.7
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.3
$91.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$462
$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5215
$16726

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Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$955
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$989
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$994
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$1002
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$1005
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$1015
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$999
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$1008
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$957
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$960
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$964
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$1001
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1075
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1081
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$966
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$1037
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$988
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1125
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$974
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$1016
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1088
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$981
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1133
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1057
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$974
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$1061
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1099
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1277
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1060
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1118
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$1002
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$997
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$980
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1068
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$1046
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$1050
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$1043
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1100
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$968
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1055

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