Okayama vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Okayama Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$943
$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2571
$2787
🏠 One person rent
$349
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$642
$924
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$75.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1425
$1303
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
69
61
😀 Quality of life
68
79
🏙️ Population
720K
605K

The cost of living in Okayama is 15% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 5814th and 4764th ($943 vs $1113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 703rd 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 Okayama compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Okayama ranked 466th best city to live in Japan vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 3179th and 596th 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
$5.71
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$51.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.11
$7.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.46
$5.24
☕ Cappuccino
$2.33
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$421
$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$721
$915
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$470
$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.7
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.77%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6597
$2774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3763
$1723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.9
$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$8.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.37
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.12
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.86
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12
$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.63
$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.98
$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.1
$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.62
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.1
$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.8
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$584
$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16248
$13840

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi Akaiwa
$937
15 km or 9.4 mi Kurashiki
$1078
16 km or 9.8 mi Soja
$967
16 km or 10 mi Setouchi
$949
18 km or 11 mi Tamano
$949
27 km or 17 mi Bizen
$985
32 km or 20 mi Takahashi
$952
33 km or 21 mi Asakuchi
$936
37 km or 23 mi Sakaide
$932
41 km or 25 mi Kasaoka
$896
42 km or 26 mi Marugame
$946
42 km or 26 mi Ibara
$900
43 km or 27 mi Sanuki
$943
44 km or 28 mi Takamatsu
$917
45 km or 28 mi Ayagawa
$919
45 km or 28 mi Tadotsu
$946
45 km or 28 mi Ako
$1040
45 km or 28 mi Mimasaka
$991
47 km or 29 mi Miki
$911
48 km or 30 mi Zentsuji
$948
50 km or 31 mi Maniwa
$961
53 km or 33 mi Aioi
$1057
54 km or 34 mi Fukuyama
$883
55 km or 34 mi Niimi
$949
56 km or 35 mi Tsuyama
$978
59 km or 37 mi Mitoyo
$964
61 km or 38 mi Higashikagawa
$1187
62 km or 38 mi Tatsuno
$1064
63 km or 39 mi Kan'onji
$964
63 km or 39 mi Fuchu
$882
64 km or 40 mi Taishi
$1075
70 km or 43 mi Shiso
$1042
70 km or 44 mi Awa
$1165
70 km or 44 mi Miyoshi
$990
70 km or 44 mi Mima
$1100
70 km or 44 mi Onomichi
$885
72 km or 45 mi Himeji
$1181
77 km or 48 mi Yoshinogawa
$1383
79 km or 49 mi Aizumi
$1573
80 km or 50 mi Ishii
$1545

Cities near Riga

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1299
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$933
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$804
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$835
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$840
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$953
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$983
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$950
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$869
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1064
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1064
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$933
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$936
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$843
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$953
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$761
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$847
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1045
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1150
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$969
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1261
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$882
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$467
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1414
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$850
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1219
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$899
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1016
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$973
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$741
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1441
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$952
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1509
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1273
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$953
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1816
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1879
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$385
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1025
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1220