Riga vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1254
$895
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3163
$2260
🏠 One person rent
$592
$365
🏘️ Family rent
$1001
$591
🍽️ Food expenses
$454
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.7
$94.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1555
$2185
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
59
53
😀 Quality of life
80
90
🏙️ Population
595K
686K

The cost of living in Riga is 40% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 4631st and 6285th ($1254 vs $895) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 758th 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 2.4 months in Shizuoka. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Shizuoka ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 657th and 186th 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
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56
$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.15
$4.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.81
$2.49
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.69
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$564
$295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1006
$439
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$403
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$95.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$245
$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.4
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.56%
0.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3243
$6078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2218
$4127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$1.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.91
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$6.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.49
$5.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$28.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.07
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.74
$8.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.76
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.2
$0.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.55
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$65.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.8
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.8
$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.7
$61.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$607
$312
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18197
$14291

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1374
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1000
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$893
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$938
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$895
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$964
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$860
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$982
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$932
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1179
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1225
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1054
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$974
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$938
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1040
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$835
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$859
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1220
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1258
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1077
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1434
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$928
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$758
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1594
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$881
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1455
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1085
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1114
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$1016
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1597
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1079
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1684
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1498
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1081
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1970
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1974
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$445
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1170
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1391

Cities near Shizuoka

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi Yaizu
$883
15 km or 9.3 mi Fujieda
$888
24 km or 15 mi Shimada
$912
26 km or 16 mi Yoshida
$915
30 km or 19 mi Makinohara
$923
34 km or 21 mi Fuji
$1003
35 km or 22 mi Fujinomiya
$984
36 km or 23 mi Kikugawa
$929
42 km or 26 mi Kakegawa
$936
44 km or 27 mi Omaezaki
$941
46 km or 28 mi Numazu
$1012
49 km or 30 mi Fukuroi
$932
49 km or 31 mi Shimizu
$1001
50 km or 31 mi Izunokuni
$1006
50 km or 31 mi Nagaizumi
$1003
51 km or 32 mi Mishima
$1004
51 km or 32 mi Izu
$1006
53 km or 33 mi Susono
$1005
53 km or 33 mi Kannami
$1010
56 km or 35 mi Iwata
$941
61 km or 38 mi Shimoda
$1003
62 km or 39 mi Gotemba
$1018
64 km or 40 mi Atami
$1020
66 km or 41 mi Ito
$1024
66 km or 41 mi Hamamatsu
$995
67 km or 42 mi Fujikawaguchiko
$1018
69 km or 43 mi Yugawara
$1021
69 km or 43 mi Fujiyoshida
$1022
70 km or 44 mi Chuo
$1018
71 km or 44 mi Minami-Alps
$1018
74 km or 46 mi Showa
$1029
76 km or 47 mi Minamiashigara
$1009
77 km or 48 mi Odawara
$1029
77 km or 48 mi Kai
$1033
78 km or 49 mi Fuefuki
$1002
79 km or 49 mi Kofu
$1073
79 km or 49 mi Iida
$972
80 km or 50 mi Tsuru
$1023
81 km or 50 mi Shinshiro
$887
82 km or 51 mi Nirasaki
$1016