Niigata vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1108
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3039
$2907
🏠 One person rent
$446
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$989
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$394
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1634
$1324
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
52
61
😀 Quality of life
67
79
🏙️ Population
791K
605K

The cost of living in Niigata is 5% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 4902nd and 4672nd ($1108 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 146th and 2nd in Japan and Latvia, respectively. Check Japan vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Niigata compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Niigata ranked 578th best city to live in Japan vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 3769th and 580th among best cities to live in the world.

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Niigata Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.41
$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.5
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.81
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.91
$5.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.84
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.21
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$327
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$879
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$692
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$225
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.3
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.25%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2976
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2688
$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.83
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.73
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.3
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.3
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.33
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.84
$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$22
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.08
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.79
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.9
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.6
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.6
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.1
$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.5
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.2
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15392
$13962

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$1035
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1041
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1047
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1048
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1049
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1051
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1042
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1046
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1112
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1053
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1091
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1082
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1106
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1048
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$1015
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1107
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1053
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$1011
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1127
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$1007
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$1000
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1087
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$988
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1054
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$1002
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$1004
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1062
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1081
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$1012
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$998
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$1017
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1061
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1063
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$1008
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$1016
134 km or 84 mi Date
$989
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1066
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1046

Cities near Riga

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1377
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1111
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$856
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$893
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$946
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$999
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$902
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$923
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1102
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1151
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$966
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$950
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$899
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1029
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$817
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$856
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1120
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1191
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1016
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1341
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$886
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$440
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1447
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$871
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1278
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$973
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1061
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$578
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1525
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$979
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1363
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$846
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1936
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2023
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$390
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1057
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1363