Niigata vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1056
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2899
$2798
🏠 One person rent
$425
$549
🏘️ Family rent
$938
$919
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$80.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1539
$1220
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
52
61
😀 Quality of life
68
79
🏙️ Population
791K
606K

The cost of living in Niigata is 7% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 4949th and 4604th ($1056 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 172nd 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 599th best city to live in Japan vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 3500th and 535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Niigata Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.19
$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.9
$52.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$7.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.82
$4.97
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$308
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$845
$885
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$653
$549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$213
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.8
$16.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.25%
4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2812
$2627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2341
$1636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.8
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.4
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$2.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$7.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.18
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.66
$5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$21.8
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.05
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.35
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.1
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.8
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.2
$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$83.1
$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15169
$13518

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$988
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$991
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1002
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1004
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1009
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1005
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$997
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1018
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$999
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1071
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1013
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1049
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1036
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1060
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$988
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$965
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1072
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$977
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$966
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1086
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$961
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$956
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1050
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$939
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1006
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$957
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$952
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1032
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$943
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$988
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$944
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$939
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1013
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1015
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$957
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$961
134 km or 84 mi Date
$958
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$986
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$942

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1362
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1088
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$827
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$860
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$927
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$827
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$985
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$877
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$893
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$982
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1080
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$909
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$928
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$864
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$976
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$831
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$835
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1163
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1080
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$981
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1303
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$922
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$461
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1335
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$850
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1194
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$920
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1028
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$622
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1438
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$906
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1345
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$814
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1825
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1907
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$385
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1013
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1257