Riga vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1254
$978
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3163
$2488
🏠 One person rent
$592
$371
🏘️ Family rent
$1001
$583
🍽️ Food expenses
$454
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.7
$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1555
$2465
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
59
95
😀 Quality of life
80
79
🏙️ Population
595K
726K

The cost of living in Riga is 28% more expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 4631st and 5718th ($1254 vs $978) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 464th in Latvia and Japan, respectively. Check Latvia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Riga compared to 2.5 months in Sagamihara. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Sagamihara ranked 28th in Japan, while ranked 657th and 765th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riga vs Sagamihara

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Riga Sagamihara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.8
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.15
$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.81
$4.97
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.69
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$564
$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1006
$502
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$397
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$94.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$245
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.4
$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.56%
2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3243
$5200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2218
$3027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$1.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35
$64.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.91
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.49
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$29.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$7.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$6.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$3.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.07
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.74
$8.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.76
$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.2
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.55
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$65
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.8
$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.8
$30.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.7
$50.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$607
$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18197
$14052

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$1374
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi Aikawa
$959
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Machida
$1047
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Zama
$967
11 km or 6.6 mi Tama
$1047
12 km or 7.4 mi Hino
$1102
12 km or 7.5 mi Hachioji
$1318
12 km or 7.5 mi Yamato
$1005
14 km or 8.4 mi Ebina
$859
15 km or 9.1 mi Kunitachi
$1070
15 km or 9.2 mi Inagi
$1070
15 km or 9.2 mi Atsugi
$951
15 km or 9.3 mi Tachikawa
$1094
15 km or 9.4 mi Fuchu
$1105
15 km or 9.6 mi Ayase
$922
15 km or 9.6 mi Akishima
$1122
18 km or 11 mi Kokubunji
$1075
18 km or 11 mi Chofu
$1128
19 km or 12 mi Isehara
$946
19 km or 12 mi Akiruno
$1108
19 km or 12 mi Koganei
$1087
19 km or 12 mi Fussa
$1098
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1101
21 km or 13 mi Komae
$1133
21 km or 13 mi Higashiyamato
$1077
21 km or 13 mi Musashimurayama
$1077
22 km or 13 mi Samukawa
$958
22 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1144
23 km or 14 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
23 km or 14 mi Mizuho
$1081
23 km or 14 mi Hamura
$1082
24 km or 15 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
24 km or 15 mi Uenohara
$1045
25 km or 15 mi Musashino
$1131
25 km or 16 mi Hadano
$995
26 km or 16 mi Higashikurume
$1086
26 km or 16 mi Ome
$1073
26 km or 16 mi Chigasaki
$1026
27 km or 17 mi Hiratsuka
$1037
27 km or 17 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
28 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1108