Okayama vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Okayama Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$980
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2649
$2907
🏠 One person rent
$364
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$672
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$391
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1508
$1324
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
68
61
😀 Quality of life
68
79
🏙️ Population
720K
605K

The cost of living in Okayama is 16% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 5836th and 4672nd ($980 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 769th 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 1.1 months in Riga. Okayama ranked 460th best city to live in Japan vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 3256th and 580th 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
$5.97
$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.3
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.75
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$5.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$232
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$751
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$494
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.9
$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.5
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.78%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7645
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4354
$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.8
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.45
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.69
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.45
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.2
$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.5
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.74
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.57
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.9
$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.1
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$616
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14206
$13962

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Cities near Okayama

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi Akaiwa
$977
15 km or 9.4 mi Kurashiki
$1103
16 km or 9.8 mi Soja
$997
16 km or 10 mi Setouchi
$985
18 km or 11 mi Tamano
$984
27 km or 17 mi Bizen
$1025
32 km or 20 mi Takahashi
$995
33 km or 21 mi Asakuchi
$983
37 km or 23 mi Sakaide
$975
41 km or 25 mi Kasaoka
$961
42 km or 26 mi Marugame
$985
42 km or 26 mi Ibara
$962
43 km or 27 mi Sanuki
$987
44 km or 28 mi Takamatsu
$960
45 km or 28 mi Ayagawa
$958
45 km or 28 mi Tadotsu
$993
45 km or 28 mi Ako
$1075
45 km or 28 mi Mimasaka
$1044
47 km or 29 mi Miki
$953
48 km or 30 mi Zentsuji
$993
50 km or 31 mi Maniwa
$1022
53 km or 33 mi Aioi
$1088
54 km or 34 mi Fukuyama
$987
55 km or 34 mi Niimi
$1002
56 km or 35 mi Tsuyama
$1049
59 km or 37 mi Mitoyo
$1010
61 km or 38 mi Higashikagawa
$1231
62 km or 38 mi Tatsuno
$1099
63 km or 39 mi Kan'onji
$1017
63 km or 39 mi Fuchu
$954
64 km or 40 mi Taishi
$1103
70 km or 43 mi Shiso
$1085
70 km or 44 mi Awa
$1205
70 km or 44 mi Miyoshi
$1037
70 km or 44 mi Mima
$1145
70 km or 44 mi Onomichi
$960
72 km or 45 mi Himeji
$1212
77 km or 48 mi Yoshinogawa
$1432
79 km or 49 mi Aizumi
$1607
80 km or 50 mi Ishii
$1582

Cities near Riga

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1377
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1111
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$856
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$893
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$946
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$999
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$902
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$923
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1102
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1151
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$966
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$950
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$899
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1029
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$817
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$856
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1120
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1191
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1016
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1341
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$886
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$440
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1447
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$871
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1278
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$973
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1061
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$578
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1525
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$979
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1363
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$846
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1936
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2023
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$390
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1057
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1363