Riga vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1248
$1127
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3118
$2704
🏠 One person rent
$588
$530
🏘️ Family rent
$989
$892
🍽️ Food expenses
$449
$368
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.3
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1623
$2113
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
59
95
😀 Quality of life
81
80
🏙️ Population
595K
824K

The cost of living in Riga is 11% more expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 4678th and 4967th ($1248 vs $1127) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 70th in Latvia and Japan, respectively. Check Latvia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Riga compared to 1.9 months in Sakai. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Sakai ranked 17th in Japan, while ranked 668th and 701st 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
$13.5
$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.9
$32.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.55
$4.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.82
$2.8
☕ Cappuccino
$3.96
$3.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$558
$521
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$393
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$984
$921
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$690
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$83.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$243
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.8
$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.55%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3224
$4437
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2056
$2255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.79
$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36
$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.82
$19.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$5.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.57
$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$9.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.56
$6.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$4.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.94
$9.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.97
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.13
$9.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.47
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.22
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$1.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.9
$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.4
$27.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.5
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.1
$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$528
$186
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17597
$13407

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1423
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1027
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$908
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$944
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$912
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$1001
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$903
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$1012
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$994
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1214
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1230
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1083
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$1003
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$952
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1060
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$853
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$890
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1232
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1279
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1106
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1461
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$947
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$720
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1683
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$907
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1448
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1021
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1133
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$919
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1606
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1111
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1579
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1108
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1990
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2062
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$399
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1184
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1406

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Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Takaishi
$1041
6.4 km or 4 mi Matsubara
$1051
9.6 km or 6 mi Izumiotsu
$1037
9.6 km or 6 mi Osakasayama
$1036
10 km or 6.5 mi Fujiidera
$1037
11 km or 6.7 mi Izumi
$1047
11 km or 7 mi Habikino
$1029
13 km or 7.9 mi Yao
$1071
13 km or 8 mi Tondabayashi
$1029
13 km or 8.3 mi Kashiwara
$1025
14 km or 8.8 mi Kawachinagano
$1029
14 km or 8.8 mi Osaka
$1274
16 km or 9.7 mi Kishiwada
$1049
17 km or 10 mi Higashiosaka
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Kaizuka
$1040
20 km or 12 mi Sango
$996
20 km or 12 mi Kashiba
$1005
20 km or 12 mi Amagasaki
$1078
20 km or 13 mi Moriguchi
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Daito
$1031
21 km or 13 mi Kadoma
$1057
21 km or 13 mi Oji
$994
21 km or 13 mi Kanmaki
$999
22 km or 14 mi Kumatori
$1045
22 km or 14 mi Suita
$1162
23 km or 14 mi Izumisano
$1044
23 km or 14 mi Nishinomiya
$1093
24 km or 15 mi Ikaruga
$981
24 km or 15 mi Yamatotakada
$1004
24 km or 15 mi Katsuragi
$1007
24 km or 15 mi Shijonawate
$1016
24 km or 15 mi Toyonaka
$1061
24 km or 15 mi Ikoma
$979
24 km or 15 mi Ashiya
$1029
24 km or 15 mi Settsu
$1046
25 km or 15 mi Koryo
$996
25 km or 16 mi Itami
$1041
26 km or 16 mi Neyagawa
$1037
26 km or 16 mi Gose
$1008
28 km or 18 mi Ikeda
$1029