Niigata vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1007
$1270
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2570
$3141
🏠 One person rent
$390
$619
🏘️ Family rent
$652
$1049
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$445
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$81.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1897
$1509
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
52
61
😀 Quality of life
72
82
🏙️ Population
791K
605K

The cost of living in Niigata is 21% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 5515th and 4556th ($1007 vs $1270) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 404th and 2nd in Japan and Latvia, respectively. Check Japan vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Niigata compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Niigata ranked 406th best city to live in Japan vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 3269th and 625th among best cities to live in the world.

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Niigata Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.38
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.4
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.79
$5.71
☕ Cappuccino
$3.17
$3.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$308
$547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$378
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$552
$965
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$383
$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$189
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$285
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.8
$18.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.49%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2790
$3110
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2422
$1956
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.6
$35.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.8
$9.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.89
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.34
$9.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.69
$5.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$21.9
$9.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.06
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$3.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.8
$47.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.7
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.7
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.9
$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.6
$91.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.1
$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14992
$16726

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Cities near Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$954
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$966
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$975
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$979
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$987
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$989
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$977
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1010
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$989
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1056
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1000
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1034
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1034
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1050
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$991
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$964
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1057
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1003
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$959
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1075
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$951
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$950
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1041
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$938
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1007
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$953
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$959
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1020
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1029
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$929
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$955
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$963
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$942
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1017
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1026
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$967
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$972
134 km or 84 mi Date
$921
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1016
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1001

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