Riga vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1169
$1038
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2907
$3066
🏠 One person rent
$568
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$964
$1034
🍽️ Food expenses
$392
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$84
$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1324
$1869
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
61
99
😀 Quality of life
79
79
🏙️ Population
605K
1.33M

The cost of living in Riga is 13% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 4672nd and 5386th ($1169 vs $1038) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 468th in Latvia and Japan, respectively. Check Latvia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Riga compared to 1.8 months in Saitama. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Saitama ranked 24th in Japan, while ranked 580th and 592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Riga Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.53
$6.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.97
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$2.29
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.56
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$510
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$922
$1155
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$90.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.2
$35.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
1.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2784
$5623
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1763
$3881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.67
$5.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.5
$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.86
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$5.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.61
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.51
$4.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$9.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.08
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.37
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.3
$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.4
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$53
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$547
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13962
$12701

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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

Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$964
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$980
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1000
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1038
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1016
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1059
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1061
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1037
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1033
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1060
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1031
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1077
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1079
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1095
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1056
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1121
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1050
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1044
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1641
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1052
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1062
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1095
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1133
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1084
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1057
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1065
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1075