Okayama vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Okayama Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$871
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2340
$3163
🏠 One person rent
$309
$592
🏘️ Family rent
$520
$1001
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1363
$1555
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
70
59
😀 Quality of life
76
80
🏙️ Population
720K
595K

The cost of living in Okayama is 31% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 6433rd and 4631st ($871 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 823rd 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 1.2 months in Riga. Okayama ranked 110th best city to live in Japan vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 1367th and 657th 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
$5.13
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.5
$56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.65
$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$5.81
☕ Cappuccino
$2.17
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$670
$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$374
$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.1
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.8
$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.06%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6145
$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3259
$2218
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.26
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50.3
$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.1
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.38
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.8
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.54
$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.76
$6.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.1
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.8
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.5
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.9
$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.1
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$573
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14339
$18197

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi Akaiwa
$885
15 km or 9.4 mi Kurashiki
$1041
16 km or 9.8 mi Soja
$921
16 km or 10 mi Setouchi
$898
18 km or 11 mi Tamano
$925
27 km or 17 mi Bizen
$934
32 km or 20 mi Takahashi
$910
33 km or 21 mi Asakuchi
$901
37 km or 23 mi Sakaide
$988
41 km or 25 mi Kasaoka
$874
42 km or 26 mi Marugame
$978
42 km or 26 mi Ibara
$873
43 km or 27 mi Sanuki
$1088
44 km or 28 mi Takamatsu
$1141
45 km or 28 mi Ayagawa
$1030
45 km or 28 mi Tadotsu
$969
45 km or 28 mi Ako
$957
45 km or 28 mi Mimasaka
$932
47 km or 29 mi Miki
$1108
48 km or 30 mi Zentsuji
$985
50 km or 31 mi Maniwa
$920
53 km or 33 mi Aioi
$946
54 km or 34 mi Fukuyama
$860
55 km or 34 mi Niimi
$911
56 km or 35 mi Tsuyama
$922
59 km or 37 mi Mitoyo
$979
61 km or 38 mi Higashikagawa
$1251
62 km or 38 mi Tatsuno
$934
63 km or 39 mi Kan'onji
$974
63 km or 39 mi Fuchu
$862
64 km or 40 mi Taishi
$924
70 km or 43 mi Shiso
$946
70 km or 44 mi Awa
$1256
70 km or 44 mi Miyoshi
$1027
70 km or 44 mi Mima
$1202
70 km or 44 mi Onomichi
$884
72 km or 45 mi Himeji
$976
77 km or 48 mi Yoshinogawa
$1385
79 km or 49 mi Aizumi
$1486
80 km or 50 mi Ishii
$1471

Cities near Riga

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1374
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1000
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$893
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$938
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$895
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$964
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$860
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$982
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$932
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1179
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1225
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1054
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$974
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$938
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1040
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$835
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$859
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1220
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1258
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1077
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1434
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$928
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$758
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1594
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$881
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1455
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1085
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1114
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$1016
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1597
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1079
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1684
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1498
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1081
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1970
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1974
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$445
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1170
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1391