Riga vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1248
$1698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3118
$4139
🏠 One person rent
$588
$825
🏘️ Family rent
$989
$1461
🍽️ Food expenses
$449
$441
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.3
$321
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1623
$2676
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
59
100
😀 Quality of life
81
96
🏙️ Population
595K
14.3M

The cost of living in Riga is 26% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 4678th and 3249th ($1248 vs $1698) 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 1.3 months in Riga compared to 1.6 months in Tokyo. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 668th and 8th 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
$13.5
$7.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.9
$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.55
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.82
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$3.96
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$558
$1078
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$600
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$984
$1993
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$1098
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$98.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$243
$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.8
$30.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.55%
1.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3224
$11264
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2056
$5199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.79
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36
$79.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.82
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$4.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.57
$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.56
$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$4.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$5.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$3.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.94
$9.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.97
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.13
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.47
$3.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.22
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.9
$69.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.4
$34.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.5
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.1
$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$528
$597
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17597
$16728

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1155
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1154
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1176
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1074
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1084
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$993
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1160
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1056
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$979
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1072
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1116
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1237
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1104
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1089
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1063
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1011
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1399
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1097
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1137
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1073
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1115
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1107
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1038
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1040
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1070
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1046
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1013
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1102
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1073
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1130
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1094
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1005