Riga vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1270
$1069
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3141
$2571
🏠 One person rent
$619
$460
🏘️ Family rent
$1049
$750
🍽️ Food expenses
$445
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.8
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1509
$1516
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
61
72
😀 Quality of life
82
90
🏙️ Population
605K
1.06M

The cost of living in Riga is 19% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 4556th and 5094th ($1270 vs $1069) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 139th 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 1.4 months in Sendai. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 625th and 242nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Riga Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.8
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.4
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.27
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.71
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$3.99
$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.96
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$547
$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$282
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$965
$798
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$691
$503
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$285
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.3
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.59%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3110
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1956
$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.4
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.86
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.81
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.19
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$9.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$4.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.7
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.86
$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.81
$4.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.06
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.4
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.21
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.51
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.9
$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.8
$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.9
$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.9
$48.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$530
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16726
$5899

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$989
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$992
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$986
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$988
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$989
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$983
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$988
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$972
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$979
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$969
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$966
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$995
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$997
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$992
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$994
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$951
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1002
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$955
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$967
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$953
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$972
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$969
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1001
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$959
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$938
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1001
57 km or 35 mi Date
$921
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$929
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$950
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$951
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$980
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1006
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$964
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$959
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1010
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$942
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1011
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$963
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$977
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1013