Riga vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1169
$1111
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2907
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$568
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$964
$861
🍽️ Food expenses
$392
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$84
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1324
$2543
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
61
73
😀 Quality of life
79
92
🏙️ Population
605K
1.06M

The cost of living in Riga is 5% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 4672nd and 4890th ($1169 vs $1111) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 142nd 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 2.3 months in Sendai. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Sendai ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 580th and 91st 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
$9.53
$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.97
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$3.51
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.56
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$510
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$922
$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.2
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2784
$2390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1763
$1362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.67
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.5
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.86
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.61
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.51
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.08
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.37
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.3
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.4
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$54.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$547
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13962
$6369

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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 Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$1026
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$1030
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$1029
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$1026
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$1027
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$1027
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$1029
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1019
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$1022
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$1016
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$1015
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1031
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1034
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1035
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1035
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$1004
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1041
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$998
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$1008
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$1002
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$1016
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1021
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1045
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$1004
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$988
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1042
57 km or 35 mi Date
$989
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1012
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$1000
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$1007
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1027
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1048
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$1015
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1011
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1052
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1053
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1017
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1022
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1057