Riga vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1135
$1556
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2798
$4005
🏠 One person rent
$549
$760
🏘️ Family rent
$919
$1537
🍽️ Food expenses
$385
$426
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.4
$269
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1220
$2885
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
61
100
😀 Quality of life
79
100
🏙️ Population
606K
14M

The cost of living in Riga is 27% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 4604th and 3238th ($1135 vs $1556) 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 1.1 months in Riga compared to 1.9 months in Tokyo. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 535th and 1st 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
$9.68
$6.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.8
$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.58
$5.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$2.91
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.65
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$485
$936
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$540
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$885
$2411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$549
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$170
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.7
$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.14%
1.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2627
$7633
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1636
$4193
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.61
$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.78
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.84
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$7.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$5.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$5.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$3.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.71
$7.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.4
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.04
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.5
$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.7
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.4
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.5
$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.1
$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$464
$508
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13518
$15051

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1362
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1088
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$827
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$860
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$927
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$827
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$985
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$877
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$893
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$982
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1080
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$909
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$928
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$864
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$976
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$831
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$835
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1163
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1080
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$981
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1303
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$922
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$461
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1335
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$850
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1194
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$920
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1028
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$622
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1438
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$906
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1345
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$814
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1825
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1907
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$385
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1013
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1257

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1105
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1099
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1117
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1052
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1051
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$988
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1115
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1041
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$973
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1053
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1067
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1009
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1064
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1052
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1009
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1101
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1062
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1091
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1063
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1078
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1045
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1057
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1062
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1036
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$985
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1143
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1049
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1031
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1042
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1041
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1102
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1133
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1056
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1052
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1063