Riga vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1254
$1099
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3163
$2645
🏠 One person rent
$592
$519
🏘️ Family rent
$1001
$879
🍽️ Food expenses
$454
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.7
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1555
$2019
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
59
95
😀 Quality of life
80
80
🏙️ Population
595K
824K

The cost of living in Riga is 14% more expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 4631st and 5016th ($1254 vs $1099) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 72nd 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 1.8 months in Sakai. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Sakai ranked 19th in Japan, while ranked 657th and 663rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riga vs Sakai

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Riga Sakai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.8
$6.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56
$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.15
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.81
$2.52
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.69
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$564
$520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$381
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1006
$945
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$671
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$79.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$245
$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.4
$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.56%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3243
$4966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2218
$2234
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35
$52.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.91
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$5.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$9.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.49
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.07
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.74
$9.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.76
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$9.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.2
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.55
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$55.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.8
$26.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.8
$41.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.7
$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$607
$211
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18197
$12933

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1374
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$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

Cities near Sakai

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Takaishi
$1020
6.4 km or 4 mi Matsubara
$1026
9.6 km or 6 mi Izumiotsu
$1028
9.6 km or 6 mi Osakasayama
$1007
10 km or 6.5 mi Fujiidera
$1007
11 km or 6.7 mi Izumi
$1035
11 km or 7 mi Habikino
$1003
13 km or 7.9 mi Yao
$1038
13 km or 8 mi Tondabayashi
$1007
13 km or 8.3 mi Kashiwara
$996
14 km or 8.8 mi Kawachinagano
$1006
14 km or 8.8 mi Osaka
$1254
16 km or 9.7 mi Kishiwada
$1046
17 km or 10 mi Higashiosaka
$1044
18 km or 11 mi Kaizuka
$1033
20 km or 12 mi Sango
$972
20 km or 12 mi Kashiba
$983
20 km or 12 mi Amagasaki
$1059
20 km or 13 mi Moriguchi
$1026
21 km or 13 mi Daito
$987
21 km or 13 mi Kadoma
$1010
21 km or 13 mi Oji
$965
21 km or 13 mi Kanmaki
$974
22 km or 14 mi Kumatori
$1034
22 km or 14 mi Suita
$1063
23 km or 14 mi Izumisano
$1039
23 km or 14 mi Nishinomiya
$1066
24 km or 15 mi Ikaruga
$953
24 km or 15 mi Yamatotakada
$980
24 km or 15 mi Katsuragi
$982
24 km or 15 mi Shijonawate
$964
24 km or 15 mi Toyonaka
$1042
24 km or 15 mi Ikoma
$950
24 km or 15 mi Ashiya
$1012
24 km or 15 mi Settsu
$975
25 km or 15 mi Koryo
$972
25 km or 16 mi Itami
$1010
26 km or 16 mi Neyagawa
$982
26 km or 16 mi Gose
$981
28 km or 18 mi Ikeda
$988