Niigata vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1024
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2607
$3118
🏠 One person rent
$414
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$695
$989
🍽️ Food expenses
$347
$449
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1617
$1623
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
54
59
😀 Quality of life
74
81
🏙️ Population
791K
595K

The cost of living in Niigata is 18% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 5487th and 4678th ($1024 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 361st and 2nd in Japan and Latvia, respectively. Check Japan vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Niigata compared to 1.3 months in Riga. Niigata ranked 214th best city to live in Japan vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 2415th and 668th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Niigata vs Riga

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Niigata Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.4
$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$5.82
☕ Cappuccino
$3.13
$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.26
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$242
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$538
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.3
$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.48%
4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2772
$3224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2779
$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$1.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.7
$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.9
$9.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.85
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.35
$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$5.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$21
$9.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1
$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.7
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.3
$53.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.8
$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.5
$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.3
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$65.8
$528
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16483
$17597

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$984
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$999
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1011
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1016
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1024
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1031
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1015
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1056
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1023
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1099
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1037
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1072
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1060
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1083
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1018
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$975
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1085
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1031
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$968
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1100
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$961
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$954
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1058
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$941
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1022
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$948
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$958
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1035
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1058
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$942
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$948
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$983
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1035
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1041
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$958
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$969
134 km or 84 mi Date
$926
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1045
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1032

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