Okayama vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Okayama Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$918
$1270
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2393
$3141
🏠 One person rent
$326
$619
🏘️ Family rent
$552
$1049
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$445
🚐 Transport expenses
$136
$81.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1418
$1509
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
69
61
😀 Quality of life
72
82
🏙️ Population
720K
605K

The cost of living in Okayama is 28% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 6116th and 4556th ($918 vs $1270) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 791st 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 404th best city to live in Japan vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 3262nd and 625th among best cities to live in the world.

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Okayama Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.7
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$5.71
☕ Cappuccino
$2.31
$3.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$416
$547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$378
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$710
$965
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$397
$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.4
$189
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.6
$285
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.2
$18.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.76%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6628
$3110
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3529
$1956
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.4
$35.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.2
$9.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.8
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.98
$9.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.3
$5.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$9.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$3.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$47.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.1
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.9
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.63
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.2
$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.7
$91.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$456
$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10787
$16726

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Cities near Okayama

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi Akaiwa
$931
15 km or 9.4 mi Kurashiki
$1094
16 km or 9.8 mi Soja
$973
16 km or 10 mi Setouchi
$945
18 km or 11 mi Tamano
$975
27 km or 17 mi Bizen
$980
32 km or 20 mi Takahashi
$958
33 km or 21 mi Asakuchi
$956
37 km or 23 mi Sakaide
$1038
41 km or 25 mi Kasaoka
$920
42 km or 26 mi Marugame
$1026
42 km or 26 mi Ibara
$924
43 km or 27 mi Sanuki
$1138
44 km or 28 mi Takamatsu
$1199
45 km or 28 mi Ayagawa
$1077
45 km or 28 mi Tadotsu
$1021
45 km or 28 mi Ako
$1000
45 km or 28 mi Mimasaka
$975
47 km or 29 mi Miki
$1158
48 km or 30 mi Zentsuji
$1037
50 km or 31 mi Maniwa
$964
53 km or 33 mi Aioi
$990
54 km or 34 mi Fukuyama
$927
55 km or 34 mi Niimi
$951
56 km or 35 mi Tsuyama
$964
59 km or 37 mi Mitoyo
$1029
61 km or 38 mi Higashikagawa
$1304
62 km or 38 mi Tatsuno
$977
63 km or 39 mi Kan'onji
$1024
63 km or 39 mi Fuchu
$916
64 km or 40 mi Taishi
$972
70 km or 43 mi Shiso
$987
70 km or 44 mi Awa
$1317
70 km or 44 mi Miyoshi
$1077
70 km or 44 mi Mima
$1260
70 km or 44 mi Onomichi
$954
72 km or 45 mi Himeji
$1029
77 km or 48 mi Yoshinogawa
$1457
79 km or 49 mi Aizumi
$1584
80 km or 50 mi Ishii
$1558

Cities near Riga

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1419
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1046
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$889
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$928
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$894
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$967
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$864
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$988
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$968
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1184
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1192
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1041
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$974
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$929
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1034
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$840
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$865
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1174
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1334
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1057
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1414
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$920
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$680
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1601
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$883
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1372
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$999
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1113
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1089
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$829
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1566
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1064
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1737
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1485
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1083
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1947
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1937
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$349
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1125
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1383