Riga vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1254
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3163
$2414
🏠 One person rent
$592
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$1001
$669
🍽️ Food expenses
$454
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.7
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1555
$1115
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
59
73
😀 Quality of life
80
74
🏙️ Population
595K
1.06M

The cost of living in Riga is 25% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 4631st and 5531st ($1254 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 360th 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 1.1 months in Sendai. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Sendai ranked 228th in Japan, while ranked 657th and 2040th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riga vs Sendai

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Riga Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.8
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.15
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.81
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.69
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$564
$471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1006
$705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$245
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.4
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.56%
2.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3243
$2654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2218
$1391
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.91
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$3.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$9.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.49
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$8.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$4.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.07
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.74
$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.76
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.2
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.55
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.8
$61.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.8
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.7
$37.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$607
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18197
$4242

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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 Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$935
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$934
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$936
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$939
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$936
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$937
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$943
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$937
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$943
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$938
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$941
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$957
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$960
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$964
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$964
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$924
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$975
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$928
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$944
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$924
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$949
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$954
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$980
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$933
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$919
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$982
57 km or 35 mi Date
$904
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$914
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$932
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$935
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$974
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$994
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$950
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$942
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1004
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$932
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1007
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$956
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$978
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1014