Riga vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1248
$961
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3118
$2429
🏠 One person rent
$588
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$989
$651
🍽️ Food expenses
$449
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.3
$98.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1623
$2276
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
59
53
😀 Quality of life
81
89
🏙️ Population
595K
686K

The cost of living in Riga is 30% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 4678th and 5951st ($1248 vs $961) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 630th in Latvia and Japan, respectively. Check Latvia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Riga compared to 2.4 months in Shizuoka. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Shizuoka ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 668th and 246th 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
$13.5
$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.9
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.55
$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.82
$2.28
☕ Cappuccino
$3.96
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$558
$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$234
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$984
$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$431
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$243
$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.8
$32.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.55%
1.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3224
$5354
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2056
$3664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.79
$1.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36
$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.82
$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$4.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.57
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$7.17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.56
$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$33.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$3.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.94
$9.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.97
$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.13
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.47
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.22
$0.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.9
$77.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.4
$39.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.5
$35.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.1
$63.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$528
$270
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17597
$16729

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1423
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1027
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$908
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$944
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$912
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$1001
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$903
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$1012
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$994
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1214
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1230
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1083
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$1003
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$952
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1060
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$853
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$890
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1232
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1279
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1106
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1461
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$947
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$720
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1683
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$907
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1448
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1021
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1133
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$919
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1606
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1111
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1579
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1108
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1990
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2062
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$399
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1184
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1406

Cities near Shizuoka

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi Yaizu
$924
15 km or 9.3 mi Fujieda
$929
24 km or 15 mi Shimada
$939
26 km or 16 mi Yoshida
$943
30 km or 19 mi Makinohara
$947
34 km or 21 mi Fuji
$1036
35 km or 22 mi Fujinomiya
$1011
36 km or 23 mi Kikugawa
$945
42 km or 26 mi Kakegawa
$940
44 km or 27 mi Omaezaki
$955
46 km or 28 mi Numazu
$1043
49 km or 30 mi Fukuroi
$928
49 km or 31 mi Shimizu
$1039
50 km or 31 mi Izunokuni
$1038
50 km or 31 mi Nagaizumi
$1036
51 km or 32 mi Mishima
$1039
51 km or 32 mi Izu
$1038
53 km or 33 mi Susono
$1037
53 km or 33 mi Kannami
$1042
56 km or 35 mi Iwata
$926
61 km or 38 mi Shimoda
$1031
62 km or 39 mi Gotemba
$1051
64 km or 40 mi Atami
$1051
66 km or 41 mi Ito
$1052
66 km or 41 mi Hamamatsu
$991
67 km or 42 mi Fujikawaguchiko
$1049
69 km or 43 mi Yugawara
$1053
69 km or 43 mi Fujiyoshida
$1054
70 km or 44 mi Chuo
$1067
71 km or 44 mi Minami-Alps
$1062
74 km or 46 mi Showa
$1078
76 km or 47 mi Minamiashigara
$1041
77 km or 48 mi Odawara
$1061
77 km or 48 mi Kai
$1078
78 km or 49 mi Fuefuki
$1052
79 km or 49 mi Kofu
$1131
79 km or 49 mi Iida
$1001
80 km or 50 mi Tsuru
$1059
81 km or 50 mi Shinshiro
$904
82 km or 51 mi Nirasaki
$1063