Riga vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1270
$1025
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3141
$2577
🏠 One person rent
$619
$426
🏘️ Family rent
$1049
$702
🍽️ Food expenses
$445
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.8
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1509
$2644
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
61
52
😀 Quality of life
82
89
🏙️ Population
605K
686K

The cost of living in Riga is 24% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 4556th and 5380th ($1270 vs $1025) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 315th 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 2.6 months in Shizuoka. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Shizuoka ranked 9th in Japan, while ranked 625th and 291st 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
$13.8
$6.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.4
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.27
$4.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.71
$1.98
 Cappuccino
$3.99
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.96
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$547
$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$965
$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$691
$428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$285
$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.3
$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.59%
0.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3110
$4629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1956
$3173
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$1.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.4
$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.86
$19.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.81
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.19
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$7.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$5.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$40.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$4.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.7
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.86
$9.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.81
$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.06
$5.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.4
$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.21
$0.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.51
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.9
$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.8
$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$17
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.9
$42.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.9
$64.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$530
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16726
$19584

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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

Cities near Shizuoka

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi Yaizu
$976
15 km or 9.3 mi Fujieda
$973
24 km or 15 mi Shimada
$976
26 km or 16 mi Yoshida
$979
30 km or 19 mi Makinohara
$976
34 km or 21 mi Fuji
$1044
35 km or 22 mi Fujinomiya
$1018
36 km or 23 mi Kikugawa
$974
42 km or 26 mi Kakegawa
$968
44 km or 27 mi Omaezaki
$977
46 km or 28 mi Numazu
$1037
49 km or 30 mi Fukuroi
$962
49 km or 31 mi Shimizu
$1025
50 km or 31 mi Izunokuni
$1026
50 km or 31 mi Nagaizumi
$1024
51 km or 32 mi Mishima
$1021
51 km or 32 mi Izu
$1023
53 km or 33 mi Susono
$1029
53 km or 33 mi Kannami
$1023
56 km or 35 mi Iwata
$959
61 km or 38 mi Shimoda
$1023
62 km or 39 mi Gotemba
$1029
64 km or 40 mi Atami
$1032
66 km or 41 mi Ito
$1032
66 km or 41 mi Hamamatsu
$1016
67 km or 42 mi Fujikawaguchiko
$1043
69 km or 43 mi Yugawara
$1030
69 km or 43 mi Fujiyoshida
$1035
70 km or 44 mi Chuo
$1071
71 km or 44 mi Minami-Alps
$1064
74 km or 46 mi Showa
$1083
76 km or 47 mi Minamiashigara
$1020
77 km or 48 mi Odawara
$1041
77 km or 48 mi Kai
$1086
78 km or 49 mi Fuefuki
$1055
79 km or 49 mi Kofu
$1141
79 km or 49 mi Iida
$1002
80 km or 50 mi Tsuru
$1038
81 km or 50 mi Shinshiro
$908
82 km or 51 mi Nirasaki
$1068