Riga vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1254
$1679
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3163
$4119
🏠 One person rent
$592
$813
🏘️ Family rent
$1001
$1422
🍽️ Food expenses
$454
$448
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.7
$307
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1555
$2429
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
59
100
😀 Quality of life
80
96
🏙️ Population
595K
14.3M

The cost of living in Riga is 25% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 4631st and 3273rd ($1254 vs $1679) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd 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 1.4 months in Tokyo. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 657th and 9th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riga vs Tokyo

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Riga Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.8
$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56
$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.15
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.81
$3.71
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.69
$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$564
$1130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1006
$2080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$90.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$245
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.4
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.56%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3243
$10558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2218
$5002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35
$76.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.91
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$5.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.49
$7.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$4.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$6.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$3.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$3.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.07
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.74
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.76
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.2
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.55
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.7
$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.8
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.8
$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.7
$56.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$607
$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18197
$17493

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1131
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1133
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1144
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1073
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1074
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$985
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1128
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1051
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$973
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1086
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1087
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1199
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1075
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1064
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1004
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1358
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1080
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1105
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1055
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1101
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1037
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1033
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1005
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1084
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1038
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1009
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1070
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1047
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1107
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1094
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1077
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1006