Riga vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1270
$1115
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3141
$2696
🏠 One person rent
$619
$522
🏘️ Family rent
$1049
$892
🍽️ Food expenses
$445
$367
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.8
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1509
$2108
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
61
95
😀 Quality of life
82
82
🏙️ Population
605K
824K

The cost of living in Riga is 14% more expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 4556th and 4919th ($1270 vs $1115) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 67th 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 1.9 months in Sakai. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Sakai ranked 15th in Japan, while ranked 625th and 639th among best cities to live in the world.

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Riga Sakai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.8
$6.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.4
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.27
$4.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.71
$2.65
☕ Cappuccino
$3.99
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.96
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$547
$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$965
$1005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$691
$674
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$80.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$285
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.3
$28.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.59%
1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3110
$3852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1956
$2557
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.4
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.86
$20
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.81
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$4.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.19
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$4.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.7
$1.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.86
$9.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.81
$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.06
$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.4
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.21
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.51
$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.9
$54.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.8
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.9
$43.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.9
$65.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$530
$163
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16726
$13511

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

Cities near Sakai

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Takaishi
$1045
6.4 km or 4 mi Matsubara
$1053
9.6 km or 6 mi Izumiotsu
$1045
9.6 km or 6 mi Osakasayama
$1044
10 km or 6.5 mi Fujiidera
$1045
11 km or 6.7 mi Izumi
$1062
11 km or 7 mi Habikino
$1044
13 km or 7.9 mi Yao
$1079
13 km or 8 mi Tondabayashi
$1037
13 km or 8.3 mi Kashiwara
$1041
14 km or 8.8 mi Kawachinagano
$1041
14 km or 8.8 mi Osaka
$1237
16 km or 9.7 mi Kishiwada
$1064
17 km or 10 mi Higashiosaka
$1100
18 km or 11 mi Kaizuka
$1055
20 km or 12 mi Sango
$1010
20 km or 12 mi Kashiba
$1025
20 km or 12 mi Amagasaki
$1097
20 km or 13 mi Moriguchi
$1118
21 km or 13 mi Daito
$1060
21 km or 13 mi Kadoma
$1099
21 km or 13 mi Oji
$1012
21 km or 13 mi Kanmaki
$1015
22 km or 14 mi Kumatori
$1058
22 km or 14 mi Suita
$1277
23 km or 14 mi Izumisano
$1063
23 km or 14 mi Nishinomiya
$1091
24 km or 15 mi Ikaruga
$992
24 km or 15 mi Yamatotakada
$1021
24 km or 15 mi Katsuragi
$1024
24 km or 15 mi Shijonawate
$1057
24 km or 15 mi Toyonaka
$1068
24 km or 15 mi Ikoma
$1002
24 km or 15 mi Ashiya
$1033
24 km or 15 mi Settsu
$1133
25 km or 15 mi Koryo
$1015
25 km or 16 mi Itami
$1055
26 km or 16 mi Neyagawa
$1088
26 km or 16 mi Gose
$1025
28 km or 18 mi Ikeda
$1046