Riga vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1135
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2798
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$549
$402
🏘️ Family rent
$919
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$385
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.4
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1220
$2382
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
61
73
😀 Quality of life
79
78
🏙️ Population
606K
1.06M

The cost of living in Riga is 11% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 4604th and 5135th ($1135 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 282nd 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 66th in Japan, while ranked 535th and 603rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Riga Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.68
$5.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.8
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.58
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$3.29
 Cappuccino
$3.49
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.65
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$485
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$885
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$549
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.7
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.14%
2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2627
$2219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1636
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.61
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$16
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.78
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.84
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.71
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.4
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.04
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.5
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.7
$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.4
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.5
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.1
$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$464
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13518
$6030

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1362
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1088
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$827
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$860
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$927
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$827
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$985
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$877
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$893
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$982
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1080
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$909
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$928
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$864
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$976
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$831
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$835
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1163
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1080
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$981
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1303
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$922
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$461
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1335
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$850
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1194
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$920
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1028
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$622
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1438
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$906
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1345
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$814
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1825
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1907
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$385
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1013
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1257

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$941
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$940
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$943
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$947
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$946
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$949
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$953
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$954
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$959
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$965
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$963
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$963
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$949
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$972
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$944
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$957
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$957
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$961
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$966
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$982
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$952
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$939
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$983
57 km or 35 mi Date
$958
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$988
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$956
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$977
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$991
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$965
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$966
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1000
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1009
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$939
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$955
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1011