Riga vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1135
$980
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2798
$2488
🏠 One person rent
$549
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$919
$723
🍽️ Food expenses
$385
$339
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.4
$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1220
$1735
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
61
53
😀 Quality of life
79
85
🏙️ Population
606K
686K

The cost of living in Riga is 16% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 4604th and 5464th ($1135 vs $980) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 474th 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 1.8 months in Shizuoka. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Shizuoka ranked 10th in Japan, while ranked 535th and 290th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riga vs Shizuoka

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Riga Shizuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.68
$6.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.8
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.58
$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$3
 Cappuccino
$3.49
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.65
$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$485
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$885
$709
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$549
$540
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$77.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.7
$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.14%
1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2627
$2516
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1636
$2140
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.61
$1.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$19.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.78
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.84
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$9.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$5.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.71
$9.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5
$3.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$5.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.4
$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.04
$0.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.5
$72
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.7
$35.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.4
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.5
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.1
$51.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$464
$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13518
$8605

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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

Cities near Shizuoka

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi Yaizu
$932
15 km or 9.3 mi Fujieda
$936
24 km or 15 mi Shimada
$952
26 km or 16 mi Yoshida
$954
30 km or 19 mi Makinohara
$960
34 km or 21 mi Fuji
$1035
35 km or 22 mi Fujinomiya
$1005
36 km or 23 mi Kikugawa
$962
42 km or 26 mi Kakegawa
$961
44 km or 27 mi Omaezaki
$964
46 km or 28 mi Numazu
$1041
49 km or 30 mi Fukuroi
$963
49 km or 31 mi Shimizu
$1032
50 km or 31 mi Izunokuni
$1027
50 km or 31 mi Nagaizumi
$1030
51 km or 32 mi Mishima
$1035
51 km or 32 mi Izu
$1029
53 km or 33 mi Susono
$1039
53 km or 33 mi Kannami
$1034
56 km or 35 mi Iwata
$966
61 km or 38 mi Shimoda
$1021
62 km or 39 mi Gotemba
$1047
64 km or 40 mi Atami
$1047
66 km or 41 mi Ito
$1048
66 km or 41 mi Hamamatsu
$1033
67 km or 42 mi Fujikawaguchiko
$1036
69 km or 43 mi Yugawara
$1052
69 km or 43 mi Fujiyoshida
$1039
70 km or 44 mi Chuo
$1053
71 km or 44 mi Minami-Alps
$1050
74 km or 46 mi Showa
$1054
76 km or 47 mi Minamiashigara
$1061
77 km or 48 mi Odawara
$1080
77 km or 48 mi Kai
$1063
78 km or 49 mi Fuefuki
$1032
79 km or 49 mi Kofu
$1088
79 km or 49 mi Iida
$989
80 km or 50 mi Tsuru
$1043
81 km or 50 mi Shinshiro
$941
82 km or 51 mi Nirasaki
$1052