Riga vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1169
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2907
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$568
$803
🏘️ Family rent
$964
$1741
🍽️ Food expenses
$392
$438
🚐 Transport expenses
$84
$287
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1324
$2601
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
61
100
😀 Quality of life
79
99
🏙️ Population
605K
14.3M

The cost of living in Riga is 29% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 4672nd and 3085th ($1169 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th 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 1.6 months in Tokyo. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 580th and 3rd 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
$9.53
$6.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.97
$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.56
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$510
$1054
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$922
$2732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.2
$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2784
$10740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1763
$5460
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.67
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.5
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.86
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$7.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.61
$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.51
$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.08
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.37
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.3
$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.4
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$547
$574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13962
$15495

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1377
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1111
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$856
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$893
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$946
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$999
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$902
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$923
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1102
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1151
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$966
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$950
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$899
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1029
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$817
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$856
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1120
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1191
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1016
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1341
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$886
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$440
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1447
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$871
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1278
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$973
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1061
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$578
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1525
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$979
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1363
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$846
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1936
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2023
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$390
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1057
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1363

Cities near Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1121
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1112
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1133
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1059
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1090
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$980
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1124
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1038
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$964
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1061
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1079
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1077
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1062
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1000
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1187
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1096
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1106
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1038
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1095
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1050
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1119
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1106
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1052
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1057
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1092
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1075
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1033