Riga vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1270
$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3141
$2533
🏠 One person rent
$619
$396
🏘️ Family rent
$1049
$633
🍽️ Food expenses
$445
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.8
$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1509
$2373
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
61
95
😀 Quality of life
82
82
🏙️ Population
605K
726K

The cost of living in Riga is 24% more expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 4556th and 5415th ($1270 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 340th 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 2.3 months in Sagamihara. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Sagamihara ranked 11th in Japan, while ranked 625th and 593rd 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
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.4
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.27
$5.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.71
$5.31
☕ Cappuccino
$3.99
$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.96
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$547
$420
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$965
$524
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$691
$439
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$285
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.3
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.59%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3110
$5449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1956
$2919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.4
$68.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.86
$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.81
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.19
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$6.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$30.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$7.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$4.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$4.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.7
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.86
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.81
$2.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.06
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.4
$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.21
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.51
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.9
$68.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.8
$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.9
$33
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.9
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$530
$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16726
$10783

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi Aikawa
$971
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Machida
$1049
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Zama
$958
11 km or 6.6 mi Tama
$1040
12 km or 7.4 mi Hino
$1085
12 km or 7.5 mi Hachioji
$1286
12 km or 7.5 mi Yamato
$1017
14 km or 8.4 mi Ebina
$935
15 km or 9.1 mi Kunitachi
$1050
15 km or 9.2 mi Inagi
$1058
15 km or 9.2 mi Atsugi
$968
15 km or 9.3 mi Tachikawa
$1073
15 km or 9.4 mi Fuchu
$1088
15 km or 9.6 mi Ayase
$959
15 km or 9.6 mi Akishima
$1100
18 km or 11 mi Kokubunji
$1050
18 km or 11 mi Chofu
$1113
19 km or 12 mi Isehara
$971
19 km or 12 mi Akiruno
$1086
19 km or 12 mi Koganei
$1066
19 km or 12 mi Fussa
$1077
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1066
21 km or 13 mi Komae
$1115
21 km or 13 mi Higashiyamato
$1044
21 km or 13 mi Musashimurayama
$1051
22 km or 13 mi Samukawa
$983
22 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1125
23 km or 14 mi Higashimurayama
$1040
23 km or 14 mi Mizuho
$1045
23 km or 14 mi Hamura
$1058
24 km or 15 mi Nishitokyo
$1094
24 km or 15 mi Uenohara
$1041
25 km or 15 mi Musashino
$1110
25 km or 16 mi Hadano
$1016
26 km or 16 mi Higashikurume
$1049
26 km or 16 mi Ome
$1054
26 km or 16 mi Chigasaki
$1046
27 km or 17 mi Hiratsuka
$1078
27 km or 17 mi Tokorozawa
$1061
28 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1076