Okayama vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Okayama Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$910
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2405
$3118
🏠 One person rent
$323
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$546
$989
🍽️ Food expenses
$374
$449
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1414
$1623
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
70
59
😀 Quality of life
75
81
🏙️ Population
720K
595K

The cost of living in Okayama is 27% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 6268th and 4678th ($910 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 798th 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 Okayama compared to 1.3 months in Riga. Okayama ranked 112th best city to live in Japan vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 1654th and 668th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Okayama vs Riga

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Okayama Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.32
$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.62
$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.37
$5.82
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$410
$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$699
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.8
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.3
$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22
$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2%
4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6821
$3224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3501
$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$1.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.7
$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.3
$9.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.44
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.3
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.95
$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$5.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.4
$9.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.91
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.2
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.3
$53.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.5
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$526
$528
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12437
$17597

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi Akaiwa
$920
15 km or 9.4 mi Kurashiki
$1080
16 km or 9.8 mi Soja
$958
16 km or 10 mi Setouchi
$929
18 km or 11 mi Tamano
$959
27 km or 17 mi Bizen
$959
32 km or 20 mi Takahashi
$941
33 km or 21 mi Asakuchi
$934
37 km or 23 mi Sakaide
$1024
41 km or 25 mi Kasaoka
$907
42 km or 26 mi Marugame
$1011
42 km or 26 mi Ibara
$906
43 km or 27 mi Sanuki
$1128
44 km or 28 mi Takamatsu
$1188
45 km or 28 mi Ayagawa
$1069
45 km or 28 mi Tadotsu
$1001
45 km or 28 mi Ako
$982
45 km or 28 mi Mimasaka
$959
47 km or 29 mi Miki
$1153
48 km or 30 mi Zentsuji
$1024
50 km or 31 mi Maniwa
$944
53 km or 33 mi Aioi
$970
54 km or 34 mi Fukuyama
$913
55 km or 34 mi Niimi
$939
56 km or 35 mi Tsuyama
$948
59 km or 37 mi Mitoyo
$1011
61 km or 38 mi Higashikagawa
$1302
62 km or 38 mi Tatsuno
$957
63 km or 39 mi Kan'onji
$1006
63 km or 39 mi Fuchu
$898
64 km or 40 mi Taishi
$954
70 km or 43 mi Shiso
$968
70 km or 44 mi Awa
$1313
70 km or 44 mi Miyoshi
$1066
70 km or 44 mi Mima
$1253
70 km or 44 mi Onomichi
$932
72 km or 45 mi Himeji
$1009
77 km or 48 mi Yoshinogawa
$1453
79 km or 49 mi Aizumi
$1562
80 km or 50 mi Ishii
$1554

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