Riga vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1169
$1174
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2907
$2905
🏠 One person rent
$568
$517
🏘️ Family rent
$964
$1020
🍽️ Food expenses
$392
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$84
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1324
$2545
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
61
96
😀 Quality of life
79
80
🏙️ Population
605K
824K

The cost of living in Riga is 0.4% less expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 4672nd and 4661st ($1169 vs $1174) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 58th 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 2.2 months in Sakai. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Sakai ranked 16th in Japan, while ranked 580th and 519th among best cities to live in the world.

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Riga Sakai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.53
$7.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$35.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.97
$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$3.66
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.56
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$510
$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$922
$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$810
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$82.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.2
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2784
$3851
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1763
$2898
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.67
$1.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.5
$50.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$32.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.86
$2.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.61
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.51
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.08
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.37
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.3
$60.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46
$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.4
$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$547
$69.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13962
$5592

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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 Sakai

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Takaishi
$1067
6.4 km or 4 mi Matsubara
$1071
9.6 km or 6 mi Izumiotsu
$1072
9.6 km or 6 mi Osakasayama
$1068
10 km or 6.5 mi Fujiidera
$1062
11 km or 6.7 mi Izumi
$1086
11 km or 7 mi Habikino
$1065
13 km or 7.9 mi Yao
$1094
13 km or 8 mi Tondabayashi
$1062
13 km or 8.3 mi Kashiwara
$1056
14 km or 8.8 mi Kawachinagano
$1067
14 km or 8.8 mi Osaka
$1212
16 km or 9.7 mi Kishiwada
$1094
17 km or 10 mi Higashiosaka
$1123
18 km or 11 mi Kaizuka
$1080
20 km or 12 mi Sango
$1030
20 km or 12 mi Kashiba
$1043
20 km or 12 mi Amagasaki
$1132
20 km or 13 mi Moriguchi
$1140
21 km or 13 mi Daito
$1077
21 km or 13 mi Kadoma
$1117
21 km or 13 mi Oji
$1034
21 km or 13 mi Kanmaki
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Kumatori
$1087
22 km or 14 mi Suita
$1362
23 km or 14 mi Izumisano
$1091
23 km or 14 mi Nishinomiya
$1169
24 km or 15 mi Ikaruga
$1014
24 km or 15 mi Yamatotakada
$1040
24 km or 15 mi Katsuragi
$1048
24 km or 15 mi Shijonawate
$1086
24 km or 15 mi Toyonaka
$1045
24 km or 15 mi Ikoma
$1021
24 km or 15 mi Ashiya
$1084
24 km or 15 mi Settsu
$1169
25 km or 15 mi Koryo
$1037
25 km or 16 mi Itami
$1073
26 km or 16 mi Neyagawa
$1125
26 km or 16 mi Gose
$1054
28 km or 18 mi Ikeda
$1052