Osaka vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Osaka Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1242
$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3092
$2787
🏠 One person rent
$552
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$1076
$924
🍽️ Food expenses
$364
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$224
$75.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2086
$1303
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
61
😀 Quality of life
95
79
🏙️ Population
2.75M
605K

The cost of living in Osaka is 12% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 4366th and 4764th ($1242 vs $1113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 2nd in Japan and Latvia, respectively. Check Japan vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Osaka compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Osaka ranked 3rd best city to live in Japan vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 18th and 596th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Osaka vs Riga

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Osaka Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.74
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.3
$51.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.37
$7.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$5.24
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$628
$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1311
$915
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$832
$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.5
$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.1
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.86%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3491
$2774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2753
$1723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.7
$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$31.1
$8.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.22
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.27
$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.47
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.71
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.48
$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.5
$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.7
$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.6
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.7
$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.7
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.5
$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8318
$13840

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Moriguchi
$1117
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Suita
$1302
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Kadoma
$1101
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Higashiosaka
$1106
10 km or 6.4 mi Amagasaki
$1111
10 km or 6.5 mi Toyonaka
$1063
11 km or 6.7 mi Settsu
$1142
11 km or 7 mi Daito
$1065
12 km or 7.3 mi Yao
$1079
14 km or 8.4 mi Shijonawate
$1065
14 km or 8.4 mi Itami
$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi Matsubara
$1049
14 km or 8.7 mi Neyagawa
$1100
14 km or 8.8 mi Sakai
$1146
15 km or 9.3 mi Ibaraki
$1136
15 km or 9.4 mi Ikeda
$1046
15 km or 9.4 mi Minoh
$1059
16 km or 9.8 mi Fujiidera
$1047
16 km or 10 mi Nishinomiya
$1127
17 km or 11 mi Kawanishi
$1056
17 km or 11 mi Kashiwara
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Takarazuka
$1072
18 km or 11 mi Habikino
$1040
18 km or 11 mi Ikoma
$1009
19 km or 12 mi Ashiya
$1049
19 km or 12 mi Hirakata
$1091
19 km or 12 mi Katano
$1039
20 km or 12 mi Takaishi
$1051
20 km or 13 mi Takatsuki
$1087
21 km or 13 mi Sango
$1019
22 km or 13 mi Osakasayama
$1047
22 km or 14 mi Oji
$1019
23 km or 14 mi Izumiotsu
$1051
23 km or 14 mi Ikaruga
$998
23 km or 14 mi Tondabayashi
$1042
24 km or 15 mi Izumi
$1065
24 km or 15 mi Kanmaki
$1018
25 km or 15 mi Kashiba
$1026
25 km or 16 mi Inagawa
$1045
26 km or 16 mi Nara
$1008

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