Kyoto vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1128
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2807
$3118
🏠 One person rent
$437
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$751
$989
🍽️ Food expenses
$381
$449
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1949
$1623
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
59
😀 Quality of life
78
81
🏙️ Population
1.46M
595K

The cost of living in Kyoto is 10% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 4965th and 4678th ($1128 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 69th 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 1.3 months in Riga. Kyoto ranked 39th best city to live in Japan vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 946th and 668th 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
$8.25
$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.4
$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.87
$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.4
$5.82
☕ Cappuccino
$3.16
$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$486
$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$306
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$857
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.8
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.2
$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.03%
4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4341
$3224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2380
$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.52
$1.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.4
$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$9.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.62
$5.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$9.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.69
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.4
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27
$53.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.6
$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.5
$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.9
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$530
$528
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5281
$17597

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Cities near Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$960
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$979
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$976
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$990
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$977
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$980
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$976
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$985
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$960
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$961
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$959
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$977
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1016
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1027
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$964
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$991
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$972
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1051
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$964
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$989
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1037
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$973
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1046
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1016
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$965
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$1033
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1057
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1162
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1031
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1075
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$979
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$993
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$971
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1061
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$1029
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$1028
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$1012
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1084
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$964
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1041

Cities near Riga

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1423
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1027
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$908
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$944
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$912
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$1001
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$903
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$1012
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$994
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1214
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1230
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1083
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$1003
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$952
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1060
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$853
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$890
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1232
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1279
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1106
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1461
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$947
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$720
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1683
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$907
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1448
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1021
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1133
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$919
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1606
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1111
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1579
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1108
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1990
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2062
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$399
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1184
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1406