Riga vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1113
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2787
$2392
🏠 One person rent
$532
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$924
$715
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.5
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1303
$2528
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
61
52
😀 Quality of life
79
87
🏙️ Population
605K
686K

The cost of living in Riga is 19% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 4764th and 5882nd ($1113 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 732nd 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 2.7 months in Shizuoka. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Shizuoka ranked 10th in Japan, while ranked 596th and 271st 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
$11.7
$6.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.6
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.59
$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.24
$3.52
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.47
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$473
$330
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$915
$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$548
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$255
$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.4
$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.56%
1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2774
$4676
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1723
$3205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$1.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33
$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.97
$20
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.71
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.81
$9.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.15
$3.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.06
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.79
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$0.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.14
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.2
$92.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.9
$39.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.6
$41.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.5
$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$488
$236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13840
$8368

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1299
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$933
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$804
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$835
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$840
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$953
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$983
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$950
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$869
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1064
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1064
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$933
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$936
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$843
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$953
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$761
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$847
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1045
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1150
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$969
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1261
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$882
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$467
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1414
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$850
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1219
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$899
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1016
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$973
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$741
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1441
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$952
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1509
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1273
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$953
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1816
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1879
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$385
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1025
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1220

Cities near Shizuoka

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi Yaizu
$931
15 km or 9.3 mi Fujieda
$940
24 km or 15 mi Shimada
$961
26 km or 16 mi Yoshida
$966
30 km or 19 mi Makinohara
$969
34 km or 21 mi Fuji
$1041
35 km or 22 mi Fujinomiya
$1019
36 km or 23 mi Kikugawa
$975
42 km or 26 mi Kakegawa
$976
44 km or 27 mi Omaezaki
$983
46 km or 28 mi Numazu
$1042
49 km or 30 mi Fukuroi
$971
49 km or 31 mi Shimizu
$1028
50 km or 31 mi Izunokuni
$1032
50 km or 31 mi Nagaizumi
$1027
51 km or 32 mi Mishima
$1034
51 km or 32 mi Izu
$1035
53 km or 33 mi Susono
$1034
53 km or 33 mi Kannami
$1029
56 km or 35 mi Iwata
$981
61 km or 38 mi Shimoda
$1032
62 km or 39 mi Gotemba
$1041
64 km or 40 mi Atami
$1042
66 km or 41 mi Ito
$1041
66 km or 41 mi Hamamatsu
$1045
67 km or 42 mi Fujikawaguchiko
$1049
69 km or 43 mi Yugawara
$1039
69 km or 43 mi Fujiyoshida
$1049
70 km or 44 mi Chuo
$1081
71 km or 44 mi Minami-Alps
$1080
74 km or 46 mi Showa
$1095
76 km or 47 mi Minamiashigara
$1034
77 km or 48 mi Odawara
$1045
77 km or 48 mi Kai
$1100
78 km or 49 mi Fuefuki
$1065
79 km or 49 mi Kofu
$1138
79 km or 49 mi Iida
$1016
80 km or 50 mi Tsuru
$1055
81 km or 50 mi Shinshiro
$929
82 km or 51 mi Nirasaki
$1083